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Be sure to visit every day in August to read blog posts from some of your favorite authors as they write on the theme “Celebrate Romance.”<br /><br />The first Read-A-Romance Month was launched in August 2013 by Bobbi Dumas, an unabashed romance fan and advocate. As a freelance writer who specializes in romance and women’s fiction, Bobbi has been privileged to write about the books, writers and other great aspects of the publishing industry, especially as they affect and impact women. She primarily writes reviews and features for NPR and Kirkus, the book media site where she also pens a popular romance blog.</i></span></b><i><br /></i><br /><div class="entry-content"><div id="author-calendar"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 1</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 2</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 3</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 4</span></td></tr><tr><td><div>Lisa Kleypas</div><div>Sonali Dev</div><div>Lorelei’s Lit Lair</div></td><td><div>Sabrina Jeffries</div><div>Sherry Thomas</div><div>Nancy Herkness</div></td><td><div>Jennifer Probst</div><div>Christi Caldwell</div><div>Robin Schone</div></td><td><div>Susan Mallery</div><div>Laura Florand</div><div>Beth Vogt</div></td></tr><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 5</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 6</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 7</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 8</span></td></tr><tr><td><div>Anita Hughes</div><div>Cathy Lamb</div><div>Amy Reichert</div></td><td><div>Kerrilyn Sparks</div><div>Kate Meader</div><div>Susan Elizabeth Phillips</div></td><td><div>Molly O’Keefe</div><div>Jessica Scott</div><div>Patience Griffin</div></td><td><div>Kim Kincaid</div><div>Maya Rodale</div><div>Lynda Aicher</div></td></tr><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 9</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 10</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 11</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 12</span></td></tr><tr><td><div>Mary Alice Monroe</div><div>Terri Brisbin</div><div>Julia London</div></td><td><div>MJ Putney</div><div>Anne Gracie</div><div>Other Word Wenches</div></td><td><div>Roxanne St. Claire</div><div>Piper Huguley</div><div>Virginia Kantra</div></td><td><div>Lauren Dane</div><div>RaeAnne Thayne</div><div>Kelly Moran</div></td></tr><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 13</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 14</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 15</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 16</span></td></tr><tr><td><div>Julie Ann Walker</div><div>Lorraine Heath</div><div>Blythe Gifford</div></td><td><div>Lauren Willig</div><div>Karen White</div><div>Beatriz Williams</div></td><td><div>Lori Wilde</div><div>Maria Geraci</div><div>Jennifer McQuiston</div></td><td><div>MJ Rose</div><div>Nina Lane</div><div>Dianne Duvall</div></td></tr><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 17</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 18</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 19</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 20</span></td></tr><tr><td><div>Mary Burton</div><div>Tracy Solheim</div><div>Anne Calhoun</div></td><td><div>Molly Harper</div><div>Miranda Neville</div><div>Katy Lee</div></td><td><div>Tessa Dare</div><div>Megan Mulry</div><div>Deeanne Gist</div></td><td><div>Loretta Chase</div><div>Kieran Kramer</div><div>AJ Cousins</div></td></tr><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 21</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 22</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 23</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 24</span></td></tr><tr><td><div>SuperWendy</div><div>Monique Flasch</div><div>Christyna Hunter</div></td><td><div>Julie James</div><div>Caridad Piñeiro</div><div>Rebecca Zanetti</div></td><td><div>Catherine Bybee</div><div>Joey W. Hill</div><div>Sugar Jamison</div></td><td><div>Carla Neggers</div><div>Sheila Athens</div><div>Huntley Fitzpatrick</div></td></tr><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 25</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 26</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 27</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 28</span></td></tr><tr><td><div>Donna Grant</div><div>Farrah Rochon</div><div>Rachel Hauck</div></td><td><div>Kristan Higgins</div><div>Shana Galen</div><div>Vanessa Kelly</div></td><td><div>Eileen Dreyer</div><div>Grace Burrowes</div><div>Alyssa Alexander</div></td><td><div>Elizabeth Hoyt</div><div>Jade Lee</div><div>Shawntelle Madison</div></td></tr><tr class="author-header"><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 29</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 30</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"><span class="calheader" style="color: #482469; font-family: Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;">Day 31</span></td><td style="background-color: #f8bdde; text-align: center;"></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><div>Susan Donovan</div><div>Katharine Ashe</div><div>Amy Lane</div></td><td style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><div>Sarah Morgan</div><div>Caitlin Crews</div><div>Dani Collins</div></td><td style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><div>Jill Shalvis</div><div>Susanna Kearsley</div><div>Remembering Cathie Linz</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Who is your favorite author from this year's contributors? One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, August 8, 10 pm in Baltimore. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, August 9.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="299" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRUpBQHTZU_hE_DwT6Ojj1DgYTR9OODcH7WQGNNHScUBZOEYuRo" width="400" /></div><br /><br /><div class="entry-content"></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-is-read-romance-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-2853213405940374471Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:42:00 +00002015-08-01T19:13:18.580-04:00Australian authorBryant ParkHarlequin RomanceHIRED BY THE BROODING BILLIONAIREKandy ShepherdAloha to Kandy Shepherd and HIRED BY THE BROODING BILLIONAIRE <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mYwIidcHL._SX314_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="320" width="202" /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Last Sunday, I storlled around Bryant Park with my conference roommate, <span style="color: magenta;">Kandy Shepherd</span>. I posted pictures on my travel blog at this <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-rwa-in-nyc-bryant-park.html"><span style="color: magenta;">link</span></a>. &nbsp;Kandy commented on the floral beauty ... and how gardens play a part in <span style="color: magenta;">HIRED BY THE BROODING BILLIONAIRE</span>, now available from Harlequin Romance. &nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>When billionaire Declan Grant decides his estate's enormous garden needs taming, he hires idealistic horticulturalist Shelley Fairhill to take on the challenge. Since losing his wife, Declan has adjusted to a life of self-imposed isolationhe wants Shelley to tackle the weeds, then leave.<br /><br />But as Shelley gradually restores order and unexpected beauty to his garden, her caring nature also begins to thaw the ice encasing Declan's heart. Can he let Shelley's light in and finally let his second chance at love blossom?&nbsp;</i></span></b><br /><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H1oyEXEhT-Q/VbwDCzzMq7I/AAAAAAAAu1M/5i4j0WbiAnE/s1600/kandy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="323" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H1oyEXEhT-Q/VbwDCzzMq7I/AAAAAAAAu1M/5i4j0WbiAnE/s400/kandy2.jpg" width="400" /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I learned so much from Kandy during our week together ... from her bio:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kandy Shepherd left a fast-paced career as a magazine editor to write award-winning romantic fiction. &nbsp;</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Kandy lives in a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her husband, daughter and a menagerie of four-legged friends.</span></b></i></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />She believes in love-at-first-sight and real-life romance—they worked for her!</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Learn more about Kandy and her books at&nbsp;</i></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><a href="http://kandyshepherd.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">kandyshepherd.com</span></a>.</i></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kandy is one of many authors who write for Harlequin. &nbsp;In honor of Kandy's new release, I am giving away a print copy of <span style="color: magenta;">HIRED BY THE BROODING BILLIONAIRE</span> plus an assortment of other Harlequin Books for you to indulge in the fantasy! To enter the giveaway,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;Leave a comment about your favorite garden .... whether it is in your backyard or a famous landscape. &nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I'm partial to endless flowers in Waimea Valley (<a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2013/01/aloha-to-waimea-valley.html"><span style="color: magenta;">link</span></a> and <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2013/07/aloha-to-waimea-valley.html"><span style="color: magenta;">link</span></a>).</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, August 8, 10 pm in Baltimore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, August 9.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Aloha Spirit in Charm City</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1390164801l/18343300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="18343300" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1390164801l/18343300.jpg" width="126" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410977529l/22557403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="22557403" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410977529l/22557403.jpg" width="126" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398188019l/20523636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="20523636" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398188019l/20523636.jpg" width="126" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Love is a Four-Legged Word" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342107840l/6385735.jpg" width="133" /><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342115404l/7501486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="7501486" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342115404l/7501486.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="12685802" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320744033l/12685802.jpg" width="133" /></span></b></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/08/aloha-to-kandy-shepherd-and-hired-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-8295792004384465556Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:25:00 +00002015-08-01T06:25:09.204-04:00August scheduleAugust roars with Romance <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="262" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CfnCayGnhuk/Vbq9e1iwmfI/AAAAAAAAuxo/FyuaRcD9tro/s400/bp15-8.JPG" width="400" /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>8/1: &nbsp;Celebrate Little Victories with Kandy Shepherd</b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/2: &nbsp;Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/3: &nbsp;ML Buchman's HOT POINT&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/4: &nbsp;Happy Birthday, US Coast Guard!<br />8/5: &nbsp;Wednesday's Warriors&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/6: &nbsp;Nancy Lee Badger's IGNITE</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>8/7: &nbsp;</b><b>Lillian Marek's LADY EMILY'S EXOTIC JOURNEY</b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/8: &nbsp;Samantha Chase's MADE FOR US&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/9: &nbsp;Weekly Winners&nbsp;</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>8/10:&nbsp;</b><b>Debra Holt's MERCY'S RESCUE</b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/11: Heather Boyd's MISS RADLEY'S THIRD DARE&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/12: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/13: Sophie Jordan's ALL THE WAYS TO RUIN A RAKE&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/14: Carol Ross and the Harlequin Heartwarming Christmas Anthology</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/15: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/16: Weekly Winners<br />8/17: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/18: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/19: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/20: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/21: Hawaii Statehood Day&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/22: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/23: Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/24: Duke Kahanamoku's Birthday&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/25: Jodi Thomas' RANSOM CANYON</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/26: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/27: Marina Adair's A TASTE OF SUGAR&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/28: Julie Anne Walker's TOO HARD TO HANDLE</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/29: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/30: Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8/31: Amanda Forester's THE HIGHLANDER'S BRIDE</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>9/1: Shana Galen's THE ROGUE YOU KNOW</b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/2: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/3: Sara Humphrey's BRAVE THE HEAT</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/4: Anna Schmidt's THE DRIFTER</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/5: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/6: Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/7: Grace Burrowes' THE DUKE AND THE DUCHESS&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/8: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/9: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/10: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/11: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/12: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/13: Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/14: &nbsp;Diane Barnes' WAITING FOR ETHAN</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/15: &nbsp;Ines Saint's NEED A LITTLE TLC</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/16: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/17: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/18: Air Force's Birthday&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/19: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/20: Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/21: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/22: Open<br />9/23: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/24: Carol Ross' IF NOT FOR A BEE</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/25: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/26: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/27: Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/28: Lucy Farago's SIN ON THE STRIP</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/29: Kate Mary's NO REGRETS</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/30: Wednesday's Warriors<br /><br />10/1: Open<br />10/2: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/3: Celebrate Little Victories<br />10/4: Weekly Winners</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/5: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/6: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/7: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/8: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/9: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/10: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>10/11: Weekly Winners</b><b>10/12: Lindsay McKenna<br />10/13: Happy Birthday, US Navy</b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/14: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/15: Harlequin Heartwarming Christmas Anthology - Release Day Celebration<br />10/16: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/17: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/18: Weekly Winners<br />10/19: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/20: Open<br />10/21: Wednesday's Warriors<br />10/22: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/23: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/24: Celebrate Little Victories</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/25: Weekly Winners<br />10/26: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/27: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/28: Wednesday's Warriors</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/29: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/30: Open</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10/31: Celebrate Little Victories&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="255" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4lBsejS9co/Vbq9bMT5kVI/AAAAAAAAuxg/qadXiOdukw4/s400/bp15-7.JPG" width="400" /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-roars-with-romance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-3284057797707892483Fri, 31 Jul 2015 01:31:00 +00002015-07-30T21:31:33.900-04:00beauty pageantcozy mysteryDEATH BY TIARAJaine AustenLALaura LevineTampaAloha to Laura Levine and DEATH BY TIARA - Book Review <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="22891487" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422216229l/22891487.jpg" width="212" /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Freelance writer Jaine Austen thought she knew what she was getting herself into when she landed a gig working behind the scenes at a teen beauty pageant. But between the vicious stage moms, exacting judges, and trash-talking teens, she’s not sure she’s the woman for the job—especially when the catfights turn deadly…</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Jaine has been hired by über-pushy stage mom Heather Van Sant to write lyrics for her daughter Taylor’s song in the talent competition for the Miss Teen Queen America pageant. It’s different from anything Jaine has done before, but if nothing else, she’s looking forward to a free weekend in a swanky hotel and a chance to see what really goes on backstage at a beauty pageant. But the hotel is a dump, the cattiness is out of control, and Candace—the perfectly-coiffed, whip-cracking pageant director—is making even Jaine’s life miserable.</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When Candace’s assistant Amy is found bludgeoned to death with a silver tiara, there are more suspects than sequins on a pageant gown—and Heather is first on the list. Taylor begs Jaine to help clear her mom’s name, but the search for the killer hits a dead end as Jaine quickly realizes that finding the culprit is going to be trickier than walking the stage in stilettos…</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MbwdLclsx34/VbrLdRRHjtI/AAAAAAAAu0Q/wv3WMH1oKjU/s1600/lucky-lei.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MbwdLclsx34/VbrLdRRHjtI/AAAAAAAAu0Q/wv3WMH1oKjU/s400/lucky-lei.JPG" width="400" /></span></b></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A great tiara is the best way to handle a bad hair day</i> - Anonymous&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">DEATH BY TIARA</span> is Book 13 in the Jaine Austen series. &nbsp;For those new to the series, let's recap:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Laura Levine created Count Chocula and Frankeberry cereals for General Mills. &nbsp;She also contributed to scripts for The Bob Newhart Show, Three’s Company, Laverne &amp; Shirley, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. &nbsp;She's proven to deliver humor.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jaine Austen is a freelance writer living in a middle class duplex on the edge of Beverly Hills. &nbsp;Like her creator, she writes advertising jingles for distinguished clients including a plumber, roofer, and mattress king. &nbsp;Jaine dabbles in sleuthing when her writing gigs lead to murder. &nbsp; She finds solace in long baths, McDonald's drive through, and her prima donna cat, Prozac. &nbsp;Jaine shares the duplex with Lance, a flamboyant shoe salesman who always has a plan for Jaine. &nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">If her life couldn't get any zanier, she receives emails from her retired parents who relocated to Tampa, Florida, to be closer to the Home Shopping Network. &nbsp; Their emails demonstrate that the apple hasn't fallen too far from the tree.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Any Jaine Austen book is pure escapism. &nbsp;I opened <span style="color: red;">DEATH BY TIARA</span> at the start of a three hour train ride. &nbsp;I laughed the entire trip, sometimes drawing curious looks from my fellow passengers. &nbsp;Levine pokes fun at pop culture as Jaine bumbles through the beauty pageant and murder investigation. &nbsp;The mystery is weaker than previous books but the humor hits the spot. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">DEATH BY TIARA</span>, like the previous novels, is told from Jaine's first person point of view. &nbsp;This enables Jaine to share her intimate thoughts with readers:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">(A female detective interviews Jaine at home)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Then, like a shot, Prozac leaped off the bed and into Brunhilde's lap</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Brunhilde's face turned an interesting shade of purple.</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Get this little monster &nbsp;off me!"</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Okay, so what she really said was, "What a cute cat."</span></b></i></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">(By the way, Jaine nicknamed the detective Brunhilde).</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">DEATH BY TIARA </span>follows the predictable path of false leads and mayhem. &nbsp;Yet Levine ups the ante with a secondary story line in which Jaine takes stock in herself.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Must read for cat lovers and comedy fans.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I received an ARC from another reviewer who also enjoyed the book. &nbsp;I love cats, hail from Tampa, and sympathize with Jane's love of (and Lance's disdain for) elastic waist pants.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dbMNloVbv-s/UKYTOCYSU4I/AAAAAAAAchc/tkVaztobfzY/s400/lucky+with+books.JPG" width="400" /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">I am giving away a book choice from my convention stash. &nbsp;To enter the giveaway,</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;If you could build your own tiara, what jewels would you use?</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, August 8, 10 pm in Baltimore. &nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, August 9.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Learn more about Laura, Jaine, and Prozac at <a href="http://lauralevinemysteries.com/"><span style="color: red;">lauralevinemysteries.com</span></a>.</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1397433736l/20702329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="20702329" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1397433736l/20702329.jpg" width="122" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347348302l/7476941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="7476941" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347348302l/7476941.jpg" width="123" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333328730l/13498001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="13498001" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333328730l/13498001.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-laura-levine-and-death-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-696379303321473790Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:31:00 +00002015-07-29T22:31:22.478-04:00Grace BurrowesHistorical RomanceSourcebooksTREMAINE'S TRUE LOVETrue Gentlemen seriesAloha to Grace Burrowes and TREMAINE'S TRUE LOVE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rsKqlxq3sE/Vble52TCfcI/AAAAAAAAutc/7Vjnaf-Sje0/s1600/TremainesTrueLoveGraphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rsKqlxq3sE/Vble52TCfcI/AAAAAAAAutc/7Vjnaf-Sje0/s400/TremainesTrueLoveGraphic.jpg" width="400" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I posted more pictures from RWA in NYC at this <a href="http://www.alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-rwa-in-nyc-avon-cocktail-party.html"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a>. Grace Burrowes shined bright in NYC with two Rita nominations. She continues the celebration with her new release, <span style="color: blue;">TREMAINE'S TRUE LOVE</span>. From her bio,<br /><br /><i>New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes' bestsellers include The Heir, The Soldier, Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal, Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish and Lady Eve's Indiscretion. Her Regency romances have received extensive praise, including starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Grace is branching out into short stories and Scotland-set Victorian romance with Sourcebooks. She is a practicing family law attorney and lives in rural Maryland.</i></span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://graceburrowes.com/"><span style="color: blue;">graceburrowes.com</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grace-Burrowes/115039058572197"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/GraceBurrowes"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4152482.Grace_Burrowes"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a><br /><br /><i>Grace penned a special guest post ....</i><br /><br />What makes a man a gentleman?<br /><br />For a romance writer, this question has to be answered in every book, because implicit in the term “hero” is something of the gentleman. Heroes need not be charming, handsome or wealthy, and they might not even be obviously heroic, at least at the start of the book, but they have to be worthy of our loyalty for the duration of an entire book. <br /><br />In the True Gentlemen series, I took three men who’d wandered across my pages in previous stories—Tremaine St. Michael, Daniel Banks, and Willow Dorning—and found them each a happily ever after. Tremaine is a flinty business man, Daniel is poor and pious, Willow finds polite society an enormous trial and would far rather be with his dogs. These fellows were not obvious choices as romance heroes, but they each had something that tempted me to write stories for them.<br /><br />When we met Tremaine in an earlier book (Gabriel: Lord of Regrets), Tremaine was convinced that he’d found a good candidate for the position of wife. He offered marriage, listing all the practical advantages to both parties, and he congratulated himself on how much sense his proposed union would make.<br /><br />The lady turned him down flat, and as a gentleman is bound to do, he graciously ceded the field. He didn’t like it, he didn’t entirely understand how or what he’d lost, but he wished the happy couple well.<br /><br />Daniel’s role in David: Lord of Honor was to charge to London with sermons at the ready in an attempt to restore his sister’s honor. The very man Daniel accused of wronging that sister had already set her back on the path to respectability.<br /><br />Oops. But again, being a gentleman, Daniel wishes the couple every happiness, even if doing so costs him the future he’d envisioned for himself and his loved ones. Like Tremaine, he’s a gracious and even dignified loser.<br /><br />Willow’s appearance in Worth: Lord of Reckoning is brief, but he too is determined to see a sister rescued from a possibly compromising position, and again, rescue is simply not on the heroine’s agenda.<br /><br />In all three cases, the true gentleman acts in the best interests of those he loves and is responsible for, regardless of the inconvenience or cost to himself. Because Tremaine, Daniel, and Willow were honorable, I liked them. I trusted them, I wanted them to have the happiness they clearly already deserved.<br /><br />In the Nicholas Haddonfield’s sisters—Nita, Kirsten, and Susannah—I found ladies willing to oblige my ambitions for these men. In each case, our hero has lessons yet to learn, and in each case, his inherent honor wins the day. He might not be handsome, wealthy, or charming in the eyes of the world, but because he’s a true gentleman in the eyes of his lady, he wins her true love.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as I enjoyed writing them!</span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6GHjDgl-eg/Vble93V29WI/AAAAAAAAutk/dX4CC8KsfZc/s1600/Treamine%2527s%2BTrue%2BLove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6GHjDgl-eg/Vble93V29WI/AAAAAAAAutk/dX4CC8KsfZc/s320/Treamine%2527s%2BTrue%2BLove.jpg" width="194" /></span></b></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>He's had everything he could ever want...until now<br /><br />Wealthy wool magnate Tremaine St. Michael is half French, half Scottish, and all business. He prowls the world in search of more profits, rarely settling in one place for long. When he meets practical, reserved Lady Nita Haddonfield, he sees an opportunity to mix business with pleasure by making the lady his own.<br /><br />Nita Haddonfield has a meaningful life tending to others, though nobody is dedicated to caring for Nita. She insists the limitations of marriage aren't for her, then Tremaine St. Michael arrives-protective, passionate, and very, very determined to win Nita's heart.</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/AmazonBurrowesTremaine"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/BNBurrowesTremaine"><span style="color: blue;">Barnes and Noble</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/AppleBurrowesTremaine"><span style="color: blue;">iBooks</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/IndieBurrowesTremaine"><span style="color: blue;">IndieBound</span></a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sourcebooks is offering a giveaway at this <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/54ca7af7160/"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a> ... and an excerpt from <span style="color: blue;">TREMAINE'S TRUE LOVE</span>:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wealthy businessman Tremaine St. Michael has concluded that marriage to Lady Nita Haddonfield would be a prudent merger of complimentary interests for the mutual benefit and enjoyment of both parties… or some such blather.<br /><br />Tremaine rapped on Lady Nita’s door, quietly, despite a light shining from beneath it. Somebody murmured something which he took for permission to enter.<br /><br />“Mr. St. Michael?”<br /><br />Tremaine stepped into her ladyship’s room, closed the door behind him and locked it, which brought the total of his impossibly forward behaviors to several thousand.<br /><br />“Your ladyship expected a sister, or a maid with a pail of coal?”<br /><br />“I wasn’t expecting you.” Lady Nita sat near the hearth in a blue velvet dressing gown. The wool stockings on her feet were thick enough to make a drover covetous. “Are you unwell, Mr. St. Michael?”<br /><br />“You are not pleased to see me.” Did she think illness the only reason somebody would seek her out?<br /><br />She set aside some pamphlet, a medical treatise, no doubt. No vapid novels for Lady Nita.<br /><br />“I was not expecting you, sir.”<br /><br />"You were not expecting me to discuss marriage with you earlier. I wasn’t expecting the topic to come up in a casual fashion either. May I sit?”<br /><br />She waved an elegant hand at the other chair flanking the hearth. Tremaine settled in, trying to gather his thoughts while the firelight turned Lady Nita’s braid into a rope of burnished gold.<br /><br />“You are pretty.” Brilliant place to start. The words had come out, heavily burred, something of an ongoing revelation.<br /><br />“I am tall and blond,” she retorted, twitching the folds her of her robe. “I have the usual assortment of parts. What did you come here to discuss?”<br /><br />Lady Nita was right, in a sense. Her beauty was not of the ballroom variety, but rather, an illumination of her features by characteristics unseen. She fretted over new babies, cut up potatoes like any crofter’s wife, and worried for her sisters. These attributes interested Tremaine. Her madonna-with-a-secret smile, keen intellect, and longing for laughter attracted him.<br /><br />Even her medical pre-occupation, in its place, had some utility as well.<br /><br />“Will you marry me, my lady?”<br /><br />More brilliance. Where had his wits gone? George Haddonfield had graciously pointed out that Nita needed repose and laughter, and Tremaine was offering her the hand of the most restless and un-silly man in the realm.<br /><br />The lady somehow contained her incredulity, staring at her hands. “You want to discuss marriage?”<br /><br />“I believe I did just open that topic. Allow me to elaborate on my thesis: Lady Bernita Haddonfield, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife? I think we would suit, and I can promise you would know no want in my care.”<br /><br />A proper swain would have been on his damn bended knee, the lady’s hand in his. Lady Nita would probably laugh herself to tears if Tremaine attempted that nonsense. Lady Nita picked up her pamphlet, which Tremaine could now see was written in German.<br /><br /><br />“Why, Mr. St. Michael?”<br /><br />“I beg your pardon?” Tremaine was about to pitch the damned pamphlet in the fire, until he recalled that Nita Haddonfield excelled at obscuring her stronger emotions.<br /><br />“Why should you marry me, Tremaine St. Michael? Why should I marry you? I’ve had other offers, you’ve made other offers. You haven’t known me long enough to form an opinion of my character beyond the superficial.”<br /><br />This ability to take a situation apart, into causes, effects, symptoms, and prognosis was part of the reason she was successful as a healer. Tremaine applied the same tendencies to commercial situations, so he didn’t dismiss her questions as coyness or manipulation.<br /><br />She wasn’t rejecting him either. She most assuredly was not rejecting him.</span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="24469390" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435193131l/24469390.jpg" width="195" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Coming in November ...</b></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-grace-burrowes-and-tremaines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-7118251964804829243Wed, 29 Jul 2015 02:05:00 +00002015-07-28T22:05:18.291-04:00A TEXAS RESCUE CHRISTMASAnna RichlandCaro CarsonHIS ROAD HOMERita WinnersRWAWednesday's Warriors - RITA Winners Caro Carson and Anna Richland <div style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-inZ19OueNc8/Uyz2oqkoDoI/AAAAAAAAlh0/SG-Pq251ank/s400/ts10.JPG" width="400" /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">I posted pictures of RWA's Literacy Autographing at this <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-rwa-in-nyc-literacy.html">link</a>.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">It is my honor to spotlight two winners from RWA's Annual Rita Ceremony ... and they are veterans!</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Contemporary Romance - Short: &nbsp;A TEXAS RESCUE CHRISTMAS&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>Home for Christmas...<br /><br />Trey Waterston has been on the outside looking in for so long, he nearly forgot where home is. But when he has to go back to the ranch that is his Texas birthright, he expects it to be as difficult to navigate as everything else in his life. He does not expect to find a halfhearted search afoot for a missing heiress. Beautiful and innocent Rebecca Cargill has disappeared, and nightfall--and a snowstorm--is coming. If they don't find her, she could die.<br /><br />Not on my watch.<br /><br />Instinctively, and directed only by a photograph, Trey knows he is the only one who can help her. Maybe he can finally claim his legacy. But why is he suddenly so sure Rebecca is a part of it?</i></span></b><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="22557446" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410977508l/22557446.jpg" width="202" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Despite a no-nonsense background as a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, Caro Carson has always treasured the happily-ever-after of a good romance novel. After reading romances no matter where in the world the Army sent her, Caro began a career in the pharmaceutical industry. Little did she know the years she spent discussing science with physicians would provide excellent story material for her new career as a romance author. Now, Caro is delighted to be living her own happily-ever-after with her husband and two children in the great state of Florida, a location which has saved the coaster-loving theme park fanatic a fortune on plane tickets.<br /><br />Learn more about Caro and her books at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carocarson.com/"><span style="color: blue;">carocarson.com</span></a>.</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1390433757p8/6984425.jpg" width="320" /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: blue;">Romance Novella: &nbsp;HIS ROAD HOME by Anna Richland</span><br /><br /><i>To avoid an Afghan warlord’s matchmaking, Staff Sergeant Rey Cruz invents a fiancée he’ll never meet—until he’s flat on his back in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and marine biologist Grace Kim shows up with one question: why did you lie?<br /><br />Cruz can’t explain his fabrication to her, the news media, their families, or their hometown, because his traumatic brain injury has manifested as aphasia, leaving him with few words to navigate his new world.<br /><br />Grace offers friendship, a big step for a woman who prefers Orcinus orca to most company. Texting throughout his recovery, they connect in ways neither anticipates. She agrees to help drive his classic muscle car home across-country at Thanksgiving. His hands-on method of teaching her to operate a manual transmission is the beginning of his challenges to her comfort zone. She responds by introducing him to the steamy world of South Dakota ice-fishing shacks, and they both learn to look beyond labels into each other’s hearts.</i></span></b><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="22446829" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405831518l/22446829.jpg" width="202" /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Anna Richland is a former military officer turned romance writer. She lives with her quietly funny Canadian husband and two less-quiet children in a century-old house in Seattle, Washington. Her two favorite parts of being an author are that it’s okay to have imaginary friends talking in her head and that work attire includes a cup of coffee.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Learn more about Anna and her books at&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://annarichland.com/"><span style="color: blue;">annarichland.com</span></a>.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Anna Richland" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1386048675p5/7440825.jpg" width="212" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations, Caro and Anna! &nbsp;I also thank you for your service! &nbsp; Join me in this celebration by leaving a comment for Caro and Anna. &nbsp;One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, August 8, 10 pm in Baltimore. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, August 9.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YuaqXPY7sW0/UUgVaiZL91I/AAAAAAAAfrc/tGrG0SJl6XU/s400/traffic+circle+7.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/wednesdays-warriors-rita-winners-caro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-5100630767822940177Tue, 28 Jul 2015 01:39:00 +00002015-07-27T21:39:13.372-04:00A White Pine NovelAND THEN HE KISSED MEcontemporary romanceKim AmosAloha to Kim Amos and AND THEN HE KISSED ME <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1GiKRHCKezU/VbbYVTkGpJI/AAAAAAAAun8/ElxlsCyCWxw/s1600/And-Then-He-Kissed-Me-Release-Week-Blitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1GiKRHCKezU/VbbYVTkGpJI/AAAAAAAAun8/ElxlsCyCWxw/s400/And-Then-He-Kissed-Me-Release-Week-Blitz.jpg" width="400" /></span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I am posting pictures from my recent trip to NYC for the RWA Annual Conference on my travel blog at this <a href="http://www.alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-rwa-in-nyc-times-square.html"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a>. &nbsp;During the conference, I met today's guest - <span style="color: blue;">Kim Amos</span>! &nbsp;From her bio,<br /><br /><i>Kim Amos is a romance writer whose stories usually have hot dish in them, which is the Minnesota name for a casserole. She also writes young-adult novels under the name Lara Zielin. &nbsp;Currently, she lives in Michigan with her husband, two dogs, and a cat.</i></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: blue;">SOS Aloha</span>: &nbsp;What is your favorite sight, sound, and smell of Michigan?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Kim Amos</span>: &nbsp;There is a t-shirt that I love, which says “Four out of five Great Lakes prefer Michigan.” It cracks me up every time. I never get tired of seeing, hearing, and smelling the Great Lakes, and I love how different they all are. Lake Superior, for example, is crazy scary and cold. It’s so deep! I imagine huge monsters living in its depths. And then there’s Lake Michigan, which is the color of a robin’s egg in places, so beautifully blue it hurts to look at. Lake Erie is a survivor—it had toxic chemicals dumped into it for years, but it’s making a remarkable ecological recovery. And on Huron, I’ve seen the fog settle in like a blanket, so thick and soft-looking you’d swear you could sit on it. I’m lucky to live near all this fresh water. The Great Lakes are a treasure—and an inspiration—I never tire of!<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">SOS Aloha</span>: &nbsp;Who or what helped you along the path to publishing?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim Amos</span>: &nbsp;Does everyone say their agent? Because I’m about to follow suit. My agent, Susanna Einstein, read an early draft of one of my novels and instead of just sending me a rejection letter, she actually agreed to meet with me over lunch and tell me what could be improved in the manuscript. This is so unusual—I still can’t believe she did it. What’s more, her notes were crystal clear, and I felt like I understood what she was looking for. I went home, revised the manuscript over many weeks, then asked her if she’d take another look. She graciously agreed, then signed me after that. I think about that act of generosity all the time, and how it changed the course of my writing life forever.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">SOS Aloha</span>: &nbsp;What inspired <span style="color: blue;">AND THEN HE KISSED ME</span>?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim Amos</span>: &nbsp;One of the biggest inspirations is the Empire, Michigan, Asparagus Festival, which takes place the third week in May every year. I just knew I had to use this quirky, unusual event in northern Michigan as a backdrop. Not only does the festival have a parade featuring an asparagus queen, they also have a specialty asparagus beer that you can only get that time of year. There are dozens of vendors that serve everything from asparagus pizza to asparagus focaccia to asparagus sausage. And there’s a “kick your ass-paragus 5k” that I actually ran this year (that it did, in fact, kick my ass-paragus). I tried to fold in many of the festival’s details into <span style="color: blue;">AND THEN HE KISSED ME</span>, which was great fun.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--jF3OCwX6Qc/VbbYbFvRBgI/AAAAAAAAuoI/geAh-z_o7XQ/s1600/Amos_And%2BThen%2BHe%2BKissed%2BMe_MM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--jF3OCwX6Qc/VbbYbFvRBgI/AAAAAAAAuoI/geAh-z_o7XQ/s320/Amos_And%2BThen%2BHe%2BKissed%2BMe_MM.jpg" width="198" /></span></b></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Kim is celebrating the release of <span style="color: blue;">AND THEN HE KISSED ME</span>, Book Two in the White Pine series:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Five years ago, Audrey Tanner flung caution to the wind and herself into the arms of an emerald-eyed bad boy biker she met at the White Pine Asparagus Festival. Two blissful weeks together convinced her that Kieran Callaghan was The One-until The One blew town without a word, leaving her brokenhearted. Now, starting a new job at the new Harley Davidson showroom, Audrey is floored to meet her new boss: Kieran. He's still hot as hell, but she won't fall for his sexy smile again. This time, she's calling the shots.<br /><br />Kieran never thought he'd return to White Pine, Minnesota, much less see Audrey again. Gorgeous and smart as ever, she's just as irresistible as he remembered. She still doesn't know why he had to leave-or that he's missed her every day since. But he can't deny he wants more than the no-strings fling Audrey proposes. As things between them heat up, Kieran must choose between the secret he's sworn to keep and the woman he never stopped loving.</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.to/1LbHPNI"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1LaPHCq"><span style="color: blue;">B&amp;N</span></a><br /><a href="http://apple.co/1HwZYVV"><span style="color: blue;">iTunes</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1KSZsUL"><span style="color: blue;">BAM!</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1V7mgEL"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a><br /><br />Forever Romance is hosting a special giveaway at this <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26635ce2235/"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a>.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410758166l/22675979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="22675979" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410758166l/22675979.jpg" width="123" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435920142l/25747132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="25747132" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435920142l/25747132.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424841143l/24820217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="24820217" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424841143l/24820217.jpg" width="123" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-kim-amos-and-and-then-he.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-5598695837415493221Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:58:00 +00002015-07-26T23:58:40.730-04:00FRISK MEGiveawayLauren LayneNew York's Finest seriesAloha to Lauren Layne and FRISK ME <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FY2zY54cckg/VbWoR52h0UI/AAAAAAAAujM/i9C5aDZ-4tI/s1600/Frisk-Me-Release-Week-Blitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FY2zY54cckg/VbWoR52h0UI/AAAAAAAAujM/i9C5aDZ-4tI/s400/Frisk-Me-Release-Week-Blitz.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">After spending a week at RWA in NYC, I share the Big Apple with you via Lauren Layne's new release, FRISK ME, Book 1 in the New York's Finest series. &nbsp;Lauren joins me for a cozy chat ...</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A long-time romance reader, Lauren Layne thinks the only thing better than reading about happy endings is writing them. She now pursues a full-time career in Happily Ever After, a job she's naturally suited for after marrying her high school sweetheart. A bit of a nomad, Lauren's lived everywhere from Orange County to Manhattan, and currently lives in the Chicago area. Her hobbies include coffee by day, wine by night, and lots of writing in between. She's also a total website nerd and insists you check out <a href="http://laurenlayne.com/"><span style="color: blue;">laurenlayne.com</span></a>!</i></span></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Chicago! &nbsp;What is your favorite sight, sound, and smell of the Windy City?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Lauren</span>: &nbsp;This is going to sound crazy, but my favorite thing has been the snow. Winter’s long been my favorite season, but coming from Seattle, we usually get snow maybe once or twice a year. Some years there’s no snow at all. Then we tried New York, and I thought *that* would be my winter fix, but we had two pretty mild NYC winters while we were there. But Chicago … Chicago knows how to do winter. Bitterly cold and piles of snow. Perfect :-)<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Who or what helped you along the path to publishing?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Lauren</span>: &nbsp;Probably a cliche answers here, but my husband, definitely. He was the one that gave me a little dose of tough love early on, telling me I had to stop talking about writing a book and actually do it. And once the book was done, he’s the one who didn’t even hesitate when I nervously asked if I could reduce our dual income household to a single-income household while I pursued the dream of becoming a full-time writer. That sort of unwavering confidence, that belief that the money stuff would work itself out because I was a good writer (note: we went into not insignificant debt, and then crawled back out of it) is a huge component of my success.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;What inspired your new series and your new title, <span style="color: blue;">FRISK ME</span>? <br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Lauren</span>: &nbsp;Big shout out to my publishing team here, because it was them that initially had the idea, “Hey, what about a family of NYC cops …” The story is all mine, the characters are all mine, but the premise is what happens when you put a bunch of romance-loving people in a room and figure out what stories haven’t been told yet. There just aren’t a lot of cop books out there, which is strange, because a man in uniform is HOT. I think one thing that’s pretty unique with <span style="color: blue;">FRISK ME</span> and the series in general is that it’s not suspense. Most books about law enforcement officers have a “danger” element to them, but while New York’s Finest isn’t without some real-life cop situations, the heart of the series is the romance and the family.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fq7Nzhrqkwc/VbWoQI_EYkI/AAAAAAAAujE/dUEKGzREf2U/s1600/Layne_Frisk%2BMe_MM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fq7Nzhrqkwc/VbWoQI_EYkI/AAAAAAAAujE/dUEKGzREf2U/s320/Layne_Frisk%2BMe_MM.jpg" width="198" /></span></b></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>After a photograph of Luc Moretti saving a tourist hits social media, he instantly becomes New York's most famous and beloved cop. When a major network decides to run a special on the "American Hero," Luc's boss gives him no choice but to cooperate in the name of good exposure for the department. Luc doesn't mind the celebrity status-what he does mind is the gorgeous brunette journalist who's been assigned to follow his every move. Especially since she also happens to be the same knockout that rejected him rather publicly the week before.<br /><br />Ava Sims is a woman who gets what she wants. And what she wants is to be CBC's lead anchor-but to get there, she'll need to nail the fluff piece on the playboy cop. Luc Moretti is everything Ava knows to stay away from: a stubborn charmer with a hero-complex. But the more Ava gets to know Luc and his oddball family, the more she realizes that beneath the swagger and the blue uniform is a complex man who makes her heart beat too fast. Soon, Ava's doing the unthinkable, and falling for the best of New York's finest …</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.to/1Ce7CW8"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1Iwgtn8"><span style="color: blue;">B&amp;N</span></a><br /><a href="http://apple.co/1ISpNxr"><span style="color: blue;">iTunes</span></a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1ISpMJG"><span style="color: blue;">Kobo</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1IwgyqY"><span style="color: blue;">BAM!</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1NzOxxV"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a></span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Forever is hosting a giveaway at this <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26635ce2234/"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a>.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430795059l/25058352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="25058352" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430795059l/25058352.jpg" width="198" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437470891l/25862018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="25862018" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437470891l/25862018.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Coming soon from the New York's Finest series ...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-lauren-layne-and-frisk-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-6504120640676612782Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:19:00 +00002015-07-26T23:19:20.488-04:00Elizabeth JohnHolly BushKarida ClarkeWeekly winnersWeekly Winners <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dfGsqxxn0l4/VbWe25CVGnI/AAAAAAAAuio/Nlfzclf1q54/s1600/DSCN6669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dfGsqxxn0l4/VbWe25CVGnI/AAAAAAAAuio/Nlfzclf1q54/s400/DSCN6669.JPG" width="400" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Patience guards the entrance of the NYC Library&nbsp;</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">I just arrived home from the RWA Annual Conference in NYC - I will share pictures, stories, and books in the coming week. &nbsp;Meanwhile, we have winners at SOS Aloha!</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Holly Bush's THE MAID'S QUARTERS</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Glenda wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="25807888" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435457205l/25807888.jpg" width="212" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Elizabeth John's JUDGING JOEY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Library Pat wins a book choice from my convention stash.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="25320907" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428499723l/25320907.jpg" width="212" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Karida Clarke's CAPTURED HEAT</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Erin wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="20922363" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393385846l/20922363.jpg" width="213" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Winners, please claim your prizes by sending your mailing address to <span style="color: blue;">sos.aloha@yahoo.com</span>.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq2zIt_dVXs/VbWiwqawseI/AAAAAAAAui0/zQ5VemN9bw8/s1600/DSCN6667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq2zIt_dVXs/VbWiwqawseI/AAAAAAAAui0/zQ5VemN9bw8/s400/DSCN6667.JPG" width="400" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Fortitude also stands guard.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/weekly-winners_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-684686495412868716Fri, 24 Jul 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-07-24T00:00:05.582-04:00DEADLY INTENTGiveawayMisty Evansromantic suspenseAloha to Misty Evans and DEADLY INTENT <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0FaO243_nMY/Va2-2HpOUvI/AAAAAAAAugE/90bEeoI1HGc/s1600/Deadly%2BIntent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0FaO243_nMY/Va2-2HpOUvI/AAAAAAAAugE/90bEeoI1HGc/s320/Deadly%2BIntent.jpg" width="213" /></span></b></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>She’ll do anything to find her sister…<br /><br />Deep undercover with a Tijuana drug cartel, FBI agent Sophia Diaz is two days away from making the biggest bust of her career…and tracking down her sister who went missing ten years ago. But when a rival cartel puts out a hit on her, there’s only one man who can keep her alive.<br /><br />He’ll do anything to keep her safe…<br /><br />Immigration enforcement officer, Nelson Cruz, has his hands full with his own operation while undercover as a member of the Savages motorcycle gang. When orders come down that he has to protect the sexy, but oh-so-aloof, Agent Diaz without breaking his cover, Nelson must put his skills to the ultimate test. Especially since a previous relationship with Sophie compromised his career and wreaked havoc on his heart.<br /><br />South of the border is no place to die…<br /><br />Nelson’s never gotten over the time he spent in Sophie’s bed or the fact she double-crossed him on their last mission together. He can’t trust her…and she doesn’t trust anybody. As the two fight their red-hot, south of the border attraction, Nelson discovers a secret that could destroy Sophie’s world forever. Once again, he’s forced to put his job—and his life—on the line for her. Can he keep her alive and out of prison? Or will their careers, as well as their hearts, go up in the flames of desire?</i></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CTpe6wRc7FU/Va2_JRxsSsI/AAAAAAAAugM/ZOUUN5uazqI/s1600/Misty%2BEvans%2BPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CTpe6wRc7FU/Va2_JRxsSsI/AAAAAAAAugM/ZOUUN5uazqI/s320/Misty%2BEvans%2BPhoto.jpg" width="306" /></span></b></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />USA TODAY Bestselling Author Misty Evans has published over twenty novels and writes romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance. As a writing coach, she helps other authors bring their books – and their dreams of being published – to life.<br /><br />Misty likes her coffee black, her conspiracy stories juicy, and her wicked characters dressed in couture. When not reading or writing, she enjoys music, movies, and hanging out with her husband, twin sons, and two spoiled puppies.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.readmistyevans.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Website</span></a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMistyEvans"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/readmistyevans"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a> / <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2162357.Misty_Evans?from_search=true"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a> / <a href="http://www.readmistyevans.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Newsletter</span></a> / <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/mistyevansbooks/"><span style="color: blue;">Pinterest</span></a><br /><br /><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="1c9cd1c923" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/1c9cd1c923/" id="rcwidget_nhnrh1s2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><br /><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script></span></b></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-misty-evans-and-deadly-intent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-2744608149226364364Thu, 23 Jul 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-07-23T00:00:04.373-04:00Sherri BrowningSourcebooks giveawayTHE GREAT ESTATEThornbrook Park seriesAloha to Sherri Browning and THE GREAT ESTATE <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s5RDodlMGIY/Va25dVXK3sI/AAAAAAAAufs/aJnOzAc5TJg/s1600/GreatEstate-VTGraphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s5RDodlMGIY/Va25dVXK3sI/AAAAAAAAufs/aJnOzAc5TJg/s320/GreatEstate-VTGraphic.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>Pulled apart by past mistakes. Driven by a passion neither could deny.<br /><br />Sophia Thorne was young and inexperienced when she married the dashing Earl of Averford…and through dark and troubled times, their relationship nearly came to an end. Now she’s determined to transform herself into the fiery, ardent lover she always wanted to be, giving them a second chance at love… before they’re lost to each other forever.<br /><br />It took nearly losing Sophia for Gabriel to realize he had allowed his love for his great estate to distract him from his beautiful wife. But that time is over. Despite all the obstacles standing in their way, Gabriel vows to teach Sophia what it is to truly love…and to be loved by a husband devoted heart and soul to her every desire.</i></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i><a href="http://amzn.to/1LR3ai0"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://apple.co/1KQtgkA"><span style="color: blue;">Apple</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1G5TPLW"><span style="color: blue;">BAM</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1McxbHb"><span style="color: blue;">B&amp;N</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1Co93S5"><span style="color: blue;">Chapters</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1gmvOeQ"><span style="color: blue;">Indiebound</span></a><br /><br />Sherri Browning writes historical and contemporary romance fiction, sometimes with a paranormal twist. She is the author of critically acclaimed classic mash-ups Jane Slayre and Grave Expectations. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Sherri has lived in western Massachusetts and Greater Detroit Michigan, but is now settled with her family in Simsbury, Connecticut. Find her online at <a href="http://sherribrowningerwin.com/"><span style="color: blue;">sherribrowningerwin.com</span></a>.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IKxjwWOFfII/VJ9cJqbkiHI/AAAAAAAAruA/C_ehSRG0lIA/s400/wt5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Downtown Abbey exhibit at Winterthur Musseum</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey, the third in Sherri Browning’s Thornbrook Park series, <span style="color: blue;">The Great Estate</span>, comes out this August! &nbsp;I asked Sherri if she could be an original (new) character on Downton Abbey - who would she be?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I would be Mrs. Lucy Longchamps, a divorcee and dear old American friend of Cora’s who comes to visit and leads Cora into misadventures. Lord Grantham would detest Lucy for being such a bad influence on Cora. Lucy would finally wear out her welcome when found in bed with one of Mary’s favorite suitors. Take that, Lady Mary! I would really love a chance to bring Mary down a notch.</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cMKnzSQGSNg/VJ9cKmARTLI/AAAAAAAAruI/rrRPsRMglGo/s400/wt6.JPG" width="400" /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sourcebooks is hosting a giveaway at this link ... and offers an excerpt from <span style="color: blue;">THE GREAT ESTATE</span>:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Thornbrook Park. A warm wave of pride filled him at the sight as Dale drove them up the winding way. The chimneys appeared first over the crest of the hill, followed by the slate roof, and finally the rose stone facade. How could he have stayed away so long? <br /><br /> Sophia wouldn’t be expecting him. He planned to surprise her, perhaps persuade Finch not to even announce his return. He would simply appear at the dinner hour, dressed to the nines, and act as if he had been there the entire time. Darling, I believe the quail is cooked perfectly, but not quite the same as when I shoot it myself… No, it wouldn’t do. She hated it when he left her alone to go off hunting. He’d always known it, but he couldn’t seem to give it up. Old habits. In truth, he couldn’t wait to get his boots on, the good English ones he’d left behind, take up his rifle, and stomp off into the woods. His woods. Alas, there would be no more hunting. At least, not as frequently, and certainly not right away. Not until he was certain that he wouldn’t upset Sophia further. Not until she forgave him.<br /><br />Perhaps he could suggest other activities that they could do together? His brow shot up. He knew just what activities he had in mind, but they would have to work up to that. Slowly. He meant to court her properly, one step at a time.<br /><br />“Now, Dale, I don’t want a fuss,” he said. “It’s good to be home but no need for a celebration. I mean to slip in quietly.”</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393382956l/17367847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="17367847" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393382956l/17367847.jpg" width="194" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405615622l/21897483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="21897483" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405615622l/21897483.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /> </div></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-sherri-browning-and-great.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-8917505148890009843Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-07-22T00:00:02.768-04:00CAPTURED HEATdigital giveawayHEAT REBORNKarida ClarkePhoenix WarriorsRomVetsSURRENDER THE HEATWednesday's Warrior - Aloha to Karida Clarke and the Phoenix Warriors<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="20922363" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393385846l/20922363.jpg" width="213" /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">It is my pleasure to host my fellow RomVet, <span style="color: red;">Karida Clarke</span>! From her bio,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Karida Clarke is a romance writer with a penchant for anything otherworldly. If it has scales, fur, poisoned talons, throws fire or casts magic spells, it might find its way into her stories. Karida likes her heroines multifaceted and her males swoon-worthy, Alpha-style. She believes that relationships matter more than things and places. In her free time, Karida enjoys lacing up for long runs and cooking ethnic cuisine. Pet peeves include Saran Wrap and people who don’t put their shopping carts away. Karida has an M.A. in English Literature, is a former college English instructor, and currently writes for a small newspaper. She lives with her nerd-tastic husband and two spunky kids in Ohio.</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Learn more about Karida and her books at <a href="http://karidaclarke.com/"><span style="color: red;">karidaclarke.com</span></a>.</span></b></i></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Ohio! What is your favorite sight, sound, and smell of the Buckeye State?</span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Karida</span>: &nbsp;I grew up in the military and then served in the military, so I have lived in multiple states and countries. When my husband's job moved us here, I was skeptical that I would like it. Ohio has been an amazing surprise for me and my family. We love it here so much that we've decided to put down some roots and stay a while. Ohio is a beautiful, affordable state with four seasons, tons of activities and cultural opportunities, and a low cost of living. I love watching the leaves change colors in the fall and that I can go hiking across creeks with my kids during the day and then go watch a Broadway play with my husband in the evening. Truly, we have the best of both worlds here.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Cooking ethnic cuisine - what is your favorite recipe? What is your favorite restaurant?<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Karida</span>: &nbsp;I eat gluten-free, so ethnic cuisine is wonderful since other countries don't rely on wheat as much as the U.S. My favorite cuisines are Indian and Ethiopian. My favorite restaurant is either Ajanta India Restaurant in Kettering, OH, or Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant in Columbus, OH. No chain food--family restaurants with delicious food at good prices. As far as recipes, I love a good dal, a dish made from lentils and spices.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Who or what helped you along the path to publishing?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Karida</span>: &nbsp;So many people have helped me as I've pursued writing and self-publishing my novels. My sister most of all--she introduced me to the paranormal romance genre years ago. My husband, too--he puts up with my mood swings and he understands the creative process. Self-publishing was a decision I made so that the product I put out there is true to my vision. Every aspect of the book--from the picture and font on the cover to the names of characters and content of the epilogue--is as I intended it, so the reader is getting the experience I want for them. I am grateful for an editor, proofreader, and cover artist that gets me.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Tell us about your books - what inspired them?<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Karida</span>: &nbsp;I've published three books in my paranormal romance series, Phoenix Warriors, thus far. Paranormal romance is my favorite genre because it combines the fantasy of fairy tales with the heat and spice of a good romance. Rather than vampires and werewolves, which have been done well repeatedly, I chose to make my protagonists Phoenix because they are literally hot. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;What's next for <span style="color: red;">Karida Clarke</span>?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Karida</span>: &nbsp;The Phoenix Warrior series will contain six books. I've published three and am working on the fourth. Although all the books can be read as standalone novels, they contain the same characters, so you can learn tidbits about them by reading them in order.<br /><br />I am also in a writer's group that is putting together a modern fantasy anthology, so I hope to begin writing a short story for that soon.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XPRdCDy1M-w/VGqXnoW5k1I/AAAAAAAAq4A/mm_0gs5C_tU/s400/afmem1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Air Force Memorial in Washington, DC</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo, &nbsp;<span style="color: red;">Karida</span>, for serving and writing! &nbsp;I am giving away a digital copy of <span style="color: red;">CAPTURED HEAT</span>, Book 1 in the Phoenix Warriors series, to one randomly selected commenter. &nbsp;</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>The Phoenix Warriors, a group of immortals bound by the gods to protect the integrity of the human realm from otherworldly races, have been led for centuries by Cole, a guarded alpha male.<br /><br />When Cole learns that an ancient demon has discovered the location of a tool that will enable him to escape from the prison realm, Cole vows to find and safeguard it before the demon's vampire minions.<br /><br />Rebecca Powell is a high school guidance counselor who is everyone's "lucky charm." She's just not so lucky herself. After being used a time too many, she's through with men...until she runs right into the one she can't resist.<br /><br />Cole and Rebecca have both been burned before, but can they put aside their misgivings to protect the human realm and learn to love again?</i></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">To enter the giveaway,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;Leave a comment about Ohio - what do you know about the Buckeye State?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, July 24, 10 pm in Baltimore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, July 25.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Aloha Spirit in Charm City</span></b></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403660253l/22585456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="22585456" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403660253l/22585456.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425036448l/25031270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="25031270" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425036448l/25031270.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/wednesdays-warrior-aloha-to-karida.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-1601155855206297351Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:16:00 +00002015-07-20T20:16:43.275-04:00A RADICAL ARRANGEMENTJane AshfordRegency EnglandSourcebooks giveawayAloha to Jane Ashford and A RADICAL ARRANGEMENT <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DleYqpxtvFA/Va2MZsTyr4I/AAAAAAAAue8/3kW1weo4Msc/s1600/A-Radical-Arrangement---Tour-Graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DleYqpxtvFA/Va2MZsTyr4I/AAAAAAAAue8/3kW1weo4Msc/s320/A-Radical-Arrangement---Tour-Graphic.jpg" width="320" /></span></b></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />A classic Regency romance from beloved author <span style="color: red;">Jane Ashford</span>!<br /><br /><i>Brash and Handsome<br /><br />Sir Justin Keighley is all wrong for a proper young lady like Margaret Mayfield. Everyone knows he is shocking in his opinions, arrogant in his manner, and completely without respect for the common decencies of civilized society. Margaret absolutely will not marry him—no matter what her parents say.<br /><br />Beautiful and Shy<br /><br />Margaret was everything Sir Justin detested in a woman—timid, sheltered, and obedient to a fault. It’s not until she runs away from him that he finds he must give chase. Margaret is discovering she can be bold and rebellious—intrepid enough to do what she must, and more exciting than Justin ever imagined possible. She’s the last woman he would have expected to lead them both into uncharted territory…</i></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.to/1gsiJA"><span style="color: red;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="http://apple.co/1JU8wd8"><span style="color: red;">Apple</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1Gcbr96"><span style="color: red;">BAM</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1dOefTJ"><span style="color: red;">B&amp;N</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1CuNkrc"><span style="color: red;">Chapters</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1D5DQ0E"><span style="color: red;">Indiebound</span></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jane Ashford, a retired teacher and editor, is now a beloved author of historical and contemporary romances. She has been published in various parts of the world, including Sweden, Italy, England, Denmark, France, Russia, Latvia, Spain, and of course the U.S. Jane is also a two-time RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award nominee. Born in Ohio, Jane now divides her time between Boston and Los Angeles.</span></b></div></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F1IMgHixHaA/Va2MYxQeiOI/AAAAAAAAufA/egB-cUsM4wE/s1600/9781402276965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F1IMgHixHaA/Va2MYxQeiOI/AAAAAAAAufA/egB-cUsM4wE/s320/9781402276965.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sourcebooks is hosting a giveaway at this <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/54ca7af7109/"><span style="color: red;">link</span></a> ... and offers an&nbsp;</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">excerpt from <span style="color: red;">A RADICAL ARRANGEMENT</span>:</span></b><div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sir Justin Keighley stood in the doorway, looking them over with a slight, satirical curve of his lips. He wore, like the other gentlemen, conventional evening dress, but this superficial similarity was their only common ground. Ralph Mayfìeld, Philip Manningham, the squire, and John Twitchel were none of them unattractive men or negligible personalities. Each, in his own sphere, had a certain dignity and authority, and all had the confidence that respect engendered. Yet somehow, the moment he entered the room and before he spoke a word, Justin Keighley eclipsed them. It was not charm. Indeed, the newcomer did not look at all pleasant or ingratiating. And it was not mere social position. Keighley held an ancient baronetcy and a substantial fortune, but any of twenty men his hosts were accustomed to meeting ranked above him. Ralph Mayfield could not have said why he felt subdued as he came forward to greet his final guest.<br /><br />The squire’s wife might have enlightened him. As she had told a friend at a Bath assembly two years ago, “Justin Keighley is a vastly attractive man, my dear. And not just to women. All the young men ape him, my son among them. I don’t know just how it is, but he has a great influence without appearing to seek it in the least. Indeed, sometimes I think he dislikes the idea. But it goes on. It’s something in his manner. No doubt you’ve noticed it yourself. He makes you look at him.” Mrs. Camden had been embarrassed by this speech, but it was quite true. And Keighley’s attraction was the more mysterious because he was not conventionally handsome. Though tall and well made, with broad shoulders and a good leg, his features were rough—a jutting nose and heavy black brows that nearly obscured expressive hazel eyes. And he took no care with his dress, a rarity in an elegant age. His coats were made so that he could shrug himself into them without help; his collars did not even approach his jaw; and he had once been observed in White’s with a distinct thumb mark on his Hessian boots, giving one of the dandy set what he described as “a shuddering palpitation.”<br /><br />But these sartorial eccentricities were outweighed by Sir Justin’s political influence and sagacity. He was an intimate of the Prince Regent and Lord Holland, and important in the Whig Party. These facts did not explain his fascination for a great number of people, chiefly women, who hadn’t the slightest interest in politics, but they amply justified the Mayfìelds’ attention and suppressed antipathy.<br /><br />“Good evening,” Keighley said to Mr. Mayfield in a deep, resonant voice. “I hope I haven’t kept you waiting.”<br /><br />“Not at all, not at all. Come in. You know everyone, I think.”<br /><br />Sir Justin bowed his head with a sardonic smile. He always met precisely the same people at his yearly dinner with the Mayfields, presumably those they were certain he could not “corrupt” with his aberrant opinions, and he always felt the same infuriated boredom. For the fiftieth time he wondered why he came. There was no hope of amusement or chance of advantage here. The Mayfields and their friends were just the sort of smug, resolutely conventional people he despised. They held to the views their fathers had bequeathed them and attacked all others. If one tried to make them change even a fraction, they shook their heads and muttered of treason.<br /><br />He looked around the room. The only addition this year was the Mayfìelds’ daughter. He had forgotten her name, but he remembered that she had come out last season. She looked as one would have expected: a pallid, simpering creature. Keighley shrugged. Politics forced him to endure fools occasionally. The Prince would want to know the climate of opinion here in Devon. He supposed he could get through this evening as he had previous ones, through a combination of stoicism and bitter inner laughter.<br /><br />Margaret watched him with awed apprehension as he settled beside Mrs. Camden and began to chat with her about London. She had never actually spoken to Sir Justin; her mother had seen to that. But she had heard him talked of so many times that she felt she knew what he would say in response to a wide variety of remarks. It would always be shocking. She gazed at him in an effort to understand how any man could be so utterly depraved in thought and action, almost expecting his rugged face to contort in a grimace of malevolence and his chiseled lips to emit some horrifying revelation.<br /><br />Suddenly Sir Justin looked up and met her eyes from across the room. He seemed at first startled to find her staring, then his mocking smile appeared again, and he raised one black brow, holding her gaze. Embarrassed, Margaret tried to look away, but something in his hazel eyes prevented it. A spark glinted there, and she felt a kind of tremor along her nerves. It was utterly unfamiliar and unsettling, like a violent thrill of feeling. How could a stranger affect her so? This must be fear, she thought; I am afraid of him. She began to tremble, but still she could not turn her head away. He seemed to understand her reaction and, amused, to prolong the contact on purpose.<br /><br />Finally Keighley laughed and bent to answer some question of Mrs. Camden’s. Margaret jerked back in her chair and clasped her shaking hands so tightly that the knuckles whitened. He was a dreadful man. She would not speak to him, and if she ever saw him again, she would run away.</span></b><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-jane-ashford-and-radical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-3700730814712710007Mon, 20 Jul 2015 02:51:00 +00002015-07-19T22:51:27.672-04:00Adrienne GiordanoEXPOSING JUSTICEMisty Evansromantic suspenseThe Justice Team seriesAloha to EXPOSING JUSTICE from Misty Evans and Adrienne Giordano <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qr3erB58Pbo/VaxdfYblTCI/AAAAAAAAueE/j6SH22xNyLM/s1600/Exposing%2BJustice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qr3erB58Pbo/VaxdfYblTCI/AAAAAAAAueE/j6SH22xNyLM/s320/Exposing%2BJustice.jpg" width="206" /></span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fans of the Justice Team Series will love this action-packed third installment!<br /><br /><i>As a Public Information officer for the US Supreme Court, idealist Hope Denby knows how to spin a story. A journalist at heart, she loves being in the middle of a juicy scoop and has her sights set on future Press Secretary for the White House. When the Supreme Court Chief Justice is accidentally killed in a road rage accident, and a high-profile conspiracy blogger claims it was premeditated murder, Hope has to shut down the paranoid blogger—which should be a slam dunk until she discovers he’s not as crazy as she thought and she has more in common with the secretive, hard-hitting investigator then she’d like to admit.<br /><br />Cyber resistance against government corruption isn’t just a theory for Brice Brennan on his blog, The First Amendment Patriot. As a former ATF agent who blew the whistle on his superiors, he’s no stranger to government cover-ups and scandals. An anonymous tip on the Chief Justice’s death sends him searching for answers. What he finds is a sexy, young idealist about to blow his private, behind-the-scenes world to pieces.<br /><br />Brice and Hope couldn’t be more opposite, but exposing justice makes them partners—and puts them on the track of a ruthless killer. As their investigation takes them into the dark underbelly of Washington politics and murder-for-hire, it also takes them into the bedroom where passion erupts and emotional walls crumble. But when the killer makes an attempt on Hope’s life, will Brice be able to keep her safe? Or will blowing the whistle on corruption and greed mean losing the one person he’s allowed himself to love?</i><br /><br /><a href="http://amzn.to/1ITMlCk"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1MoyToO"><span style="color: blue;">Barnes &amp; Noble</span></a><br /><a href="http://apple.co/1Cocb08"><span style="color: blue;">iBooks</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1J4jvuy"><span style="color: blue;">Kobo</span></a></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1kkxD0j_dns/VaxdjWg6zZI/AAAAAAAAueQ/5wekFnpb-OQ/s1600/Misty%2BEvans%2BPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1kkxD0j_dns/VaxdjWg6zZI/AAAAAAAAueQ/5wekFnpb-OQ/s320/Misty%2BEvans%2BPhoto.jpg" width="305" /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">USA Today bestselling Author <span style="color: blue;">Misty Evans</span> has published over twenty novels and writes romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance. As a writing coach, she helps other authors bring their books – and their dreams of being published – to life.<br /><br />Misty likes her coffee black, her conspiracy stories juicy, and her wicked characters dressed in couture. When not reading or writing, she enjoys music, movies, and hanging out with her husband, twin sons, and two spoiled puppies.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.readmistyevans.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Website</span></a> / <a href="http://www.readmistyevans.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Newsletter</span></a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMistyEvans"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/readmistyevans"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a> / <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2162357.Misty_Evans?from_search=true"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a> / <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/mistyevansbooks/"><span style="color: blue;">Pinterest</span></a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nUtOGa3YUZM/VaxdccOggPI/AAAAAAAAueA/NNlrLW2Epes/s1600/Giordano%2BAuthor%2BPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nUtOGa3YUZM/VaxdccOggPI/AAAAAAAAueA/NNlrLW2Epes/s320/Giordano%2BAuthor%2BPhoto.jpg" width="234" /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">USA Today bestselling author <span style="color: blue;">Adrienne Giordano</span> writes romantic suspense and mystery. She is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her workaholic husband, sports obsessed son and Buddy the Wheaten Terrorist (Terrier). She is a co-founder of Romance University blog and Lady Jane's Salon-Naperville, a reading series dedicated to romantic fiction.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.adriennegiordano.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Website</span></a> / <a href="http://adriennegiordano.com/contact"><span style="color: blue;">Newsletter</span></a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AdrienneGiordanoAuthor"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/AdriennGiordano"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a> / <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/AdrienneGiordano"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/dangerousdarlings"><span style="color: blue;">Street Team</span></a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="1c9cd1c922" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/1c9cd1c922/" id="rcwidget_a8lw2rs3" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><br /><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />Check out this excerpt from <span style="color: blue;">EXPOSING JUSTICE</span>:<br /><br />“Denby! Get in here!”<br /><br />Ooh! Hope Denby shot up, sending her rickety government-issued chair sailing against the back of her cubicle. She peeped over the wall in front of her at her cubemate, Rob. “Ohmygod, she’s insane today.”<br /><br />Rob didn’t bother looking up from whatever he was reading on his computer. “Seriously fucking deranged. You’d better get in there.”<br /><br />Because experience dictated she had thirty-point-two seconds to appear in front of her boss or she’d be bellowed at once again.<br /><br />“Coming!”<br /><br />Hope scooped up her legal pad and a pen and hustled to the boss’s office just twenty-five feet away. Working at the Public Information Office of the U.S. Supreme Court meant each day brought something new. It could be working with reporters wanting to cover a case, preparing transcripts, or press releases, all of it fascinating and tedious and ripe with possibilities.<br /><br />Today was no different. Eight hours earlier, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court had been accidently gunned down on the Gaynor Bridge while trying to resolve a road rage dispute.<br /><br />And now, it was all over the news and her boss, Amy Ripling, the Public Information Officer, had been in full-blown crisis mode all day.<br /><br />“Denby!” Amy screamed again.<br /><br />Hope kicked off her sky-high heels, left them sitting in the corridor—no time to stop—and picked up her pace. She swung around the doorway, grabbing the frame to slow her down. “I’m here. Sorry.”<br /><br />Amy sat at her desk, random files and papers and notes strewn across the top. Two ringing cell phones sat on top of the mess joined by the incessant beeping of the desk phone. Amy picked up the handset, tapped the hold button and handed Hope a note. “Call this guy. He’s bugging the shit out of me and I’m trying to deal with the networks.”<br /><br />She glanced down at the name. The First Amendment Patriot. Interesting. But, woohoo! Finally, her boss ponied up an assignment on a major case, albeit a tragic one. “Yes, ma’am. Who is he?”<br /><br />“He’s a blogger.”<br /><br />A blogger.<br /><br />The Journalism major in her wailed.<br /><br />“Damned, bloggers. I am on it, Amy.” <br /><br />“I knew you’d love it. You’re an animal, Denby.”<br /><br />“Thank you. I think.”<br /><br />Amy waved it away. “Yada, yada. He wants a statement, but be careful. He’s one of the those conspiracy theory nutcases. Tell him something that won’t hurt us. Until we have more on what happened on that bridge, we’re going with what we know.”<br /><br />“Sure. But—”<br /><br />Amy glanced at the still beeping phone, beep-beep-beep, then came back to Hope, her taut skin barely restraining her impatience. “What, Denby? What?”<br /><br />Ignoring Amy’s tone, she stood a little straighter. “Yes, ma’am. What is it exactly that we know?”<br /><br />All day long, Hope, like everyone else in the office, had been monitoring the news channels to see who was saying what. For their part, the Public Information Office had released very few details. Mainly because they’d been given very few details.<br /><br />The police and the FBI were handling the press on this nightmare.<br /><br />“What we know,” Amy said, “is that the Chief Justice and his security detail, consisting of one Supreme Court police officer, were en route to work today and got stuck in a traffic jam on the bridge. The FBI is looking into that. Apparently, there’s some confusion as to why that lane was closed. They’re talking to DDOT. Anyway, two cars ahead of the Chief Justice some whacko jumped out of a cab and started arguing with the driver of the car next to them. The argument became heated and the judge’s officer got out to diffuse the situation. Justice Turner—God rest his soul—defied his security officer’s order to stay in the car and got out to see if he could help. While the officer tried to convince the judge to get his ass back in the car, the guy who jumped out of the cab fired a gun; the shot missed and accidentally hit the judge. The shooter ran. That’s what we know. But you’re not telling our blogger friend that. For him, you’re keeping it simple. Road rage, two men arguing, gunshot. D.C. Metro and the SC police are handling it from here.”<br /><br />“Got it. No problem.”<br /><br />“Good. I’m heading into a meeting with the Justices. I’m guessing it’ll be a while. Make sure everyone knows they should only disturb me if the building is on fire. Or someone else is dead.”<br /><br />Ew. “I’ll handle it.”<br /><br />She spun toward the door.<br /><br />“Denby?”<br /><br />“Yes?”<br /><br />“Where the hell are your shoes?”</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1392079265l/20709487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="20709487" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1392079265l/20709487.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403441422l/22565585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cheating Justice (Justice Team, #2)" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403441422l/22565585.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423043261l/23556533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="23556533" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423043261l/23556533.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-exposing-justice-from-misty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-7326999777742730418Sun, 19 Jul 2015 12:26:00 +00002015-07-19T08:26:36.765-04:00contemporary romanceelementary teachersElizabeth JohnJUDGING JOEYNew JerseyAloha to Elizabeth John and JUDGING JOEY<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="25320907" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428499723l/25320907.jpg" width="212" /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It is my pleasure to introduce you to <span style="color: red;">Elizabeth John</span>, another romance author I met at the NJRW meeting in June. &nbsp; From her bio,</span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth John’s love of reading and writing began in her early childhood and blossomed throughout her teenage years. Her first real job was working in a library, and it was there that the cover of a Gothic romance intrigued her. She read it and has been hooked on romances ever since. Elizabeth has published many newspaper and magazine articles and several short stories. For a few years, she enjoyed writing ceremonial resolutions for her state’s senators and assembly members. When she’s not penning contemporary romances and romantic suspense novels, she’s teaching elementary school children how to read and write. Admittedly, she’s a TV and movie junkie and has noble intentions to practice yoga daily. Her day job, family, and writing life keep her busy! In her spare time, she can be found walking her dogs, sharing a meal with friends, gardening, or relaxing at the beach with her nose in a good book.</span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Learn more about Elizabeth and her books at&nbsp;<a href="http://elizabethjohn.com/"><span style="color: red;">elizabethjohn.com</span></a>.</span></b></i></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Jersey girl! &nbsp;What is your favorite sight, sound, and smell of New Jersey?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Elizabeth</span>: &nbsp;Oh, I like this question! My favorite place is the Jersey Shore. When I drive down the coast and see the water, my body instantly relaxes. The scent of the salty sea air, the call of the seagulls, the beautiful sailboats floating in the bay, ah, the scene is breathtaking. After the big stock market plunge a few years ago, my husband and I decided to scrape together the rest of our savings and buy a tiny house on the shore. The house hadn’t been updated since the 1970s and aside from electrical and plumbing work, we did most of the renovations ourselves. Our bungalow still needs a lot of work but, believe it or not, this house survived Super Storm Sandy, for which we were so grateful. It’s our little sanctuary.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;You must have been in heaven working in a library! What about the cover of the Gothic romance intrigued you? Do you still read Gothic romances? <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Elizabeth</span>: &nbsp;That’s true! I worked as a Page for the New York Public Library in two tiny Staten Island branches. You wouldn’t believe how small! Since I shelved the books, I could instantly tell a patron if the book was in or not. Those intimate neighborhood branches closed down many years ago to open larger ones, but I have fond teenage memories of walking home with my arms aching from the stack of books I had checked out. After a quick hello to my mom, I’d rush to the corner chair in my pink bedroom and start reading. My love for books hasn’t changed, except now I have stacks all over my house!<br /><br />Now about the Gothic novels. I read every Victoria Holt and Phyllis A. Whitney book I could get my hands on. The covers had a frightened, long-haired woman fleeing from an eerie mansion or ominous castle. My first reaction would always be what is she scared of and why is she running away? The stories were told from the heroine’s point of view, and throughout the story, she would question whether or not she could trust the hero. In my opinion, they were the earliest versions of modern day romantic suspense, which is what I tend to read and write. Today, if I can find a Gothic romance to read, count me in!<br /><br /> <span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Thank you for serving as an elementary teacher, shaping the minds of future leaders! What have you learned from teaching that you can apply to writing?<br /><br /> <span style="color: red;">Elizabeth</span>: &nbsp;First, I was a writer before becoming a teacher. I think that skill gave me a tremendous advantage when teaching reading and writing. Let’s face it, I love to do both and can’t help but show my enthusiasm for the subjects. On the other hand, writers have to fill their creative wells. As an educator, my day is loaded with material for stories, and as a writer, I love to study people. My mind soaks up bits and pieces like a sponge and stores these observations for possible future use. Not only do teachers have to manage and successfully teach all the different personalities of their students, they have to master the art of diplomacy when dealing with parents, stepparents, grandparents, school staff and administrators. Talk about a list of characters!<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Tell us about <span style="color: red;">JUDGING JOEY</span> - what inspired it?&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Elizabeth</span>: &nbsp;Joey, the hero in this story, was a minor, comic relief character in another book I had written, but had yet to publish. I put that book aside with the intention that I may write that novel into a cozy mystery series. However, Joey couldn’t wait and insisted I write him as the hero of his own story. What can I say? Joey was right. He needed to meet someone who would challenge him and see the world differently. Madeline came back into his life at the perfect time.<br /><br /> <span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;What's next for <span style="color: red;">Elizabeth John</span>? <br /><br /> <span style="color: red;">Elizabeth</span>: &nbsp;I’m writing what I’m calling a cozy romantic suspense trilogy. Three sisters inherit the family bridal shop and each one has her own love story, but before they get their happily ever after, they each have to survive a threat against their lives.</span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Author Elizabeth John" src="http://www.elizabethjohn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Elizabeth_John_Red_Dress_Small.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo, <span style="color: red;">Elizabeth</span>, for joining us today! &nbsp;I am giving away a book choice from my convention stash to one randomly selected commenter. &nbsp;To enter the giveaway,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;Let's chat about teachers - do you remember your favorite teacher? &nbsp;I had a physics teacher who inspired me consider a career in science. &nbsp;Twenty years later, I enjoyed working with my son on his Physics' projects!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, July 25, 10 pm in Baltimore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner &nbsp;on Sunday, July 26.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Aloha Spirit in Charm City</span></b></i></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FHjTgL55Kcg/T265QxCpU3I/AAAAAAAAQNw/fhV5lnELotY/s400/k-blowhole2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">What is the physics of the blowhole?<br />Sprouting Horn on Kauai&nbsp;</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-elizabeth-john-and-judging-joey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-2217040513873939374Sun, 19 Jul 2015 03:17:00 +00002015-07-18T23:17:56.901-04:00Weekly winnersWeekly Winners <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O1dvdGBeD-c/UULoPfVAsoI/AAAAAAAAfmA/qy9kb03NYIg/s400/sb-palm.JPG" width="400" /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">We have winners at SOS Aloha:</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Susanna Kearsley's SEASON OF STORMS: Book Review</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Mary K. wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="18509589" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398365811l/18509589.jpg" width="210" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Sherry Harris' TAGGED FOR DEATH: Book Review</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Helen L. wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="18282002" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400892790l/18282002.jpg" width="194" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">RWA in NYC - Authors About Town</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Patoct wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h6HFcJgA-IQ/Uyz2IFqEpLI/AAAAAAAAlhk/8Te8_-QS2GY/s400/ts8.JPG" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">RWA in NYC - Made in Manhattan with Avon Authors</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Elizabeth H. wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cETLVrX9GUM/ThIpMiOmMWI/AAAAAAAAGak/jLP5LCG5F08/s400/DSC02528.JPG" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Tina Gabrielle's A SPY UNMASKED</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Barbara E. and Jane win digital copies from Tina.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="25505270" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431100488l/25505270.jpg" width="213" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Winners, please claim your prize by sending your mailing address to <a href="mailto:sos.aloha@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue;">sos.aloha@yahoo.com</span></a>.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oyrkh5edGn0/UR170UNyZdI/AAAAAAAAfEM/UQjSpEm6xsM/s400/kb1.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/weekly-winners_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-2138628257124365879Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:57:00 +00002015-07-17T21:57:53.756-04:00Crawford Family seriesdigital giveawayHistorical RomanceHolly BushTHE MAID'S QUARTERSAloha to Holly Bush and THE MAID'S QUARTERS <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="25807888" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435457205l/25807888.jpg" width="212" /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I met <span style="color: blue;">Holly Bush</span> at the Liberty States Fiction Writers' conference in March. &nbsp;We became instant friends and I invited her to visit us here at SOS Aloha. &nbsp;From her bio,<br /><br /><i>I grew up in a home where I was surrounded by books. There was not a room that did not hold a bookcase, stack or shelves of books. My father didn't care what we read, although he did, as long as we read something, even a comic book. His stack of books beside his reading chair that sat next to a sunny window was a strange mix of westerns, political intrigue, current affairs, science fiction and the odd biography. Books made me curious, comforted me, excited me, scared me and gave me glimpses into lives and worlds beyond my reach. What a gift - the written word - what a gift!</i></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Western Pennsylvania! What is your favorite sight, sound, and smell of the Keystone State?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Holly</span>: &nbsp;I live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but was born and raised in Latrobe, in the western part of the state. While driving back on the turnpike recently it struck me, as it always does, how gorgeous Pennsylvania is with its magnificent views of patch-worked farms and forest lands, especially after exiting the Tuscarora or Blue Mountain Tunnels. It always makes me think about the Native Americans and the first settlers in our state and how some of the dense woods and topography that I am seeing now is the same that they saw centuries ago. It is no surprise they decided to carve out a home. <br /><br />Spring time is a favorite season of mine and much of that can be attributed to the smell of turned dirt. There is something very basic, very primitive about that loam scent that reminds me of all the simplest and most treasured things in life. Being in Lancaster County is a boon for me, as it is home to some of the richest and most productive soil on the planet, and there is no shortage of turned fields in the spring. The smell outside of the Wilbur Bud chocolate factory, or of spaghetti sauce when it is simmering on the stove, and the perfume my mother wore all of her life are all somewhere at the top of this list as well. <br /><br />Pennsylvania is not the only place in the world to hear laughter but it is the only place to hear the laughter of my daughters and grandchildren and husband and friends. I don’t mind the babble of a brook or the hiss of a campfire either. <br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Who or what helped you along the path to publishing?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"> Holly</span>: &nbsp;My husband, daughters, and my sister have always been very supportive of my writing and my attempts at traditional publishing. I wrote query letters, mailed them, and waited for replies from a publisher or an agent about my books for a decade or more and my family was there to celebrate the positive and commiserate about the negative. I attended conferences and worked diligently to try and make my writing better and learn every lesson I could from those with more experience, but I was never able to land a contract or an agent. I had given up writing for about two years when Amazon began to offer self-publishing. My husband encouraged me to try selling one of my books there and I published Romancing Olive in November of 2011 and began to sell books and gather readers. I followed in the spring of 2012 with Train Station Bride, not knowing that mail order brides were a ‘thing.’ That book took off and I’ve never looked back. In addition to my family, I’ve met some wonderful folks along the way, bloggers and reviewers that were kind enough to share my books with their followers. I’ve been very fortunate!<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"> Kim</span>: &nbsp;Tell us about <span style="color: blue;">THE MAID'S QUARTERS</span> - what inspired it?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"> Holly</span>: &nbsp;The main character in <span style="color: blue;">The Maid’s Quarters</span> is Alice Porterman. She is a character in the second book of the Crawford Family series, Contract to Wed, as a maid to Jolene Shelby. Alice was an integral player in how Jolene’s story unfolded, however she was never the focus of a section of that book as some other minor characters were and I always felt she had a story to tell. <br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"> Kim</span>: &nbsp;What's next for <span style="color: blue;">Holly Bush</span>?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"> Holly</span>: &nbsp;The Crawford Family Series began with <span style="color: blue;">Train Station Bride</span> where we meet the middle daughter, Julia. She agrees to marry an aging shopkeeper who she has corresponded with in order to escape a life of ridicule and begin a life of her own in South Dakota. A mix-up at the train station changes her plans irrevocable. Contract to Wed is the second book and is about Jolene Crawford Crenshaw Shelby, the oldest daughter, who is sometimes bitter and cold, but has had some tragedies in her life that she has never dealt with. She agrees to marry the brother of an acquaintance in order to continue in the elevated social position she is accustomed to. Jolene takes only her maid, Alice, with her when she moves to Texas. I am currently writing Jennifer’s story, the youngest Crawford daughter and am hoping to publish that book this fall. <br /><br />It has been wonderful to be here! Thank you so much for having me! If anyone has questions, feel free to ask – I love to gab romance!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1422133331p8/3378392.jpg" width="278" /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo, Holly, for sharing your historical world with us! Learn more about Holly and her books at </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://hollybushbooks.com/"><span style="color: blue;">hollybushbooks.com</span></a>.</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I am giving away a digital copy of <span style="color: blue;">THE MAID'S QUARTERS</span> to one randomly selected commenter:</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>1893 . . . Alice Porterman is released from her duties as a maid and travels home to help her mother care for her sickly brother. But her mother and brother are not in their family home when Alice arrives and she learns the landlord, Albert Donahue, has evicted them into the harsh Boston winter. &nbsp;</i></span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Alice goes in search of him and is surprised at what she finds.&nbsp;</span></b></i><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Albert Donahue, an up-and-coming member of Boston’s elite, made his fortune through hard work and shrewd business deals. But his dreams of a family to share it with have not come true, perhaps until an impertinent young woman enters his home and won’t leave until she speaks to him.&nbsp;</span></b></i><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Maid’s Quarters novella is part of the Crawford Family Series, featuring Jolene Shelby’s maid, Alice.</span></b></i></div><div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">To enter the giveaway,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;Leave a comment about Pennsylvania - what do you know about it? &nbsp;My in-laws hail from Latrobe, home of Rolling Rock, Mr. Rodgers, and Arnold Palmer.</span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, July 25, 10 pm in Baltimore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, July 26.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416338014l/23585375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="23585375" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416338014l/23585375.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1420839867l/24402544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="24402544" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1420839867l/24402544.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-holly-bush-and-maids-quarters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-7734000664263948999Fri, 17 Jul 2015 02:14:00 +00002015-07-16T22:14:37.502-04:00excerptGiveawayRegency RomanceRival Rogues seriesSamantha GraceSourcebooksTHE BEST OF BOTH ROGUESAloha to Samantha Grace and THE BEST OF BOTH ROGUES <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-927vy7Co-xg/VahhW8p0sFI/AAAAAAAAuck/TY63HsmE2dc/s1600/BestOfBothRogues-TourGraphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-927vy7Co-xg/VahhW8p0sFI/AAAAAAAAuck/TY63HsmE2dc/s400/BestOfBothRogues-TourGraphic.jpg" width="400" /></span></b></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Hi, everyone. I’m Samantha Grace, RITA-nominated author of the historical romance series, Rival Rogues. Today I’m very happy to be joined by Benjamin Hillary, the hero of my latest novel, <span style="color: red;">THE BEST OF BOTH ROGUE</span>S, his younger brother Daniel, and his good friend Crispin Locke, Viscount Margrave. Ben’s younger sister, Lady Lana Forest, has graciously agreed to act as the interviewer. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Ben</span>: She has always been a busybody. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Lana</span>: I do not gossip—but I do tell my husband everything. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Daniel</span>: And our brother, Jake.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Lana</span>: Well, yes. Jake likes to keep abreast of the news.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Ben</span>: And Jake’s wife, Amelia.<br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Lana</span> flicks her hand dismissively</i>: If I didn’t tell her, he would. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Daniel</span>: And then there is our oldest brother, Nicholas. I understand that you write to him and his wife.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Lana</span>: I only tell family.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Ben</span>: So mother and father, too.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Lana</span>: Of course! I did say family. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Viscount Margrave</span>: No one tells me anything.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Lana</span>: You poor, dear man. I will add you to the list of essential people with a need to know all Hillary family matters. Should I write to you at your London address? <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Viscount Margrave</span>: Yes, I believe that would be best. I travel much of the time, but my butler collects the post for me to read upon my return.<br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Ben</span> to Daniel</i>: Thank goodness, she doesn’t gossip.<br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Lana</span> sniffs</i>: Let’s begin the interview. What if you woke up one day and were able to read minds? Whose would you want to read and why?<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Ben</span>: Yours, of course. It’s only fair that I should know all of your secrets, too. Would you like me to write down Lana’s thoughts to be delivered to your London address, Margrave? <br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Margrave</span> grimaces</i>: No, thank you. She probably thinks about her husband too much for my taste, and I’ve never cared for the arrogant prig. <br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Lana’s</span> mouth pinches</i>: Consider yourself removed from my list of essential people, Lord Margrave. <br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Ben </span>to Viscount Margrave</i>: You’re still on mine. After all, you did help me sneak into Miss Eve Thorne’s betrothal ball.<br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Lana </span>glowers at Margrave</i>: Congratulations. You, sir, are back on a list. My bad list! <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Viscount Margrave</span>: What did I do?<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Ben</span>: You foiled her plan for keeping me away from the ball. <br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Viscount Margrave</span>: I messed up a plan?<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Lana</span>: You most certainly did, and don’t think I will forget it.<br /><br /><i><span style="color: red;">Viscount Margrave</span> grumbles</i>: No one tells me anything.&nbsp;</span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-xa_iJwQZU/VahhRYHqvkI/AAAAAAAAucg/NJmRxQiAmFw/s1600/9781492608103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-xa_iJwQZU/VahhRYHqvkI/AAAAAAAAucg/NJmRxQiAmFw/s320/9781492608103.jpg" width="194" /></span></b></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The worst thing Mr. Benjamin Hillary ever did was abandon his bride-to-be on their wedding day. <br /><br />The hardest thing he will ever have to do is watch her marry another man.<br /><br />After two long years abroad, Ben finds Eve every bit as captivating as she was the first time he saw her, and he vows to set things right.<br /><br />Lady Eve Thorne has a new man in her life, and Ben is nothing but trouble. She is no longer a starry-eyed young woman, and now that he’s back, he can go hang for all she cares. At least that’s what she keeps telling herself…<br /><br /><a href="http://amzn.to/1GubOgL"><span style="color: red;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1FDdm6h"><span style="color: red;">Barnes &amp; Noble</span></a><br /><a href="http://apple.co/1fGgaL5"><span style="color: red;">iBooks</span></a>&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1BEe8oG"><span style="color: red;">IndieBound</span></a>&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffBAku65aLc/VahhgmCTVuI/AAAAAAAAucw/20AC_eW1x_M/s1600/Samantha%2BGrace%2BAuthor%2BPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffBAku65aLc/VahhgmCTVuI/AAAAAAAAucw/20AC_eW1x_M/s320/Samantha%2BGrace%2BAuthor%2BPhoto.jpg" width="213" /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Historical romance author Samantha Grace discovered the appeal of a great love story when she was just a young girl, thanks to Disney’s Robin Hood. She didn’t care that Robin Hood and Maid Marian were cartoon animals. It was her first happily-ever-after experience and she didn’t want the warm fuzzies to end. Now Samantha enjoys creating her own happy endings for characters that spring from her imagination. Publishers Weekly describes her stories as “fresh and romantic” with subtle humor and charm. Samantha describes romance writing as the best job ever. <br /><br /><a href="http://samanthagraceauthor.com/"><span style="color: red;">samanthagraceauthor.com</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Samantha-Grace/2644366869183"><span style="color: red;">Facebook</span></a></span></b></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/SamGraceAuthor"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Twitter</span></b></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4946067.Samantha_Grace"><span style="color: red;">Goodreads</span></a><br /><br /><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="54ca7af7141" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/54ca7af7141/" id="rcwidget_ufnh5g5c" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><br /><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />Excerpt from <span style="color: red;">THE BEST OF BOTH ROGUES</span> by Samantha Grace<br /><br />Ben made a slow circle of the brightly lit ballroom, stopping occasionally to study the couples as they sashayed past, their cheeks pink from exertion. After several moments, he was satisfied Lord Wellham wasn’t among the dancers, not that Ben was surprised. If his memory served, the earl favored gambling over gamboling.<br /><br />Reaching a secluded corner near a dark alcove, he paused to check once more for his quarry before he sought out the card room.<br /><br />“What are you doing here?” a voice hissed. “You are not on the guest list.”<br /><br />“Pardon?” Ben spun toward the speaker and came up short. His eyebrows veered toward each other. “How do you know?” he whispered back to the mass of green palm fronds.<br /><br />“Because I helped make the list.” The plant’s fronds parted, and Eve Thorne’s stern glare greeted him. What the devil was she doing?<br /><br />Her frown deepened when he simply stared, at a loss for words. “Do you have a death wish, Mr. Hillary?”<br /><br />The corners of his mouth twitched. “Let me guess, you’ve been attacked by a man-eating plant. Are you in need of rescue, Kitten?”<br /><br />She growled softly and the fronds snapped back into place. Ben checked the surrounding area to be certain they hadn’t earned any unwanted attention, then peered around the massive greenery. Eve was wedged against the wall, her yellow chiffon skirts crushed against the large pot. Her chest rose and fell in rapid movements, drawing his attention to the modest swell of her breasts peeking above her lacy neckline. A rosy glow infused her ivory skin, making the sprinkling of freckles across her cheeks almost unnoticeable.<br /><br />God, he had missed her – her freckles, her pouty lips, her soulful brown eyes. He had been smitten from the moment he had spied her at the theater during the little Season, and two years on a faraway continent had done nothing to cool his ardor.<br /><br />“What are you doing back there, Miss Thorne, and shouldn’t you have a chaperone?”<br /><br />She crossed her arms as if erecting a wall between them. “God only knows why, but I am trying to save your skin, Benjamin James Arran Hillary.”<br /><br />Damnation. He had almost forgotten he’d been burdened with so many names, and that she had a habit of invoking every one when she was perturbed. His smile expanded. Despite her pretense of indifference, she was worried for him. “Am I to conclude your skulking about means you still care?”<br /><br />“I care about Lady Eldridge, and I do not want to see her ball ruined by you and Sebastian coming to fisticuffs. You really must leave before he sees you and demands another meeting on the field.”<br /><br />Crossing paths with Sebastian Thorne didn’t concern Ben. Her brother’s need to defend her reputation after Ben jilted her had been satisfied three weeks earlier in a duel, and Thorne would not issue a second challenge for fear of losing. Ben suspected neither of them wanted to risk looking like fools again either. Instead of dueling with pistols or swords as any other normal men would do, they had allowed Eve to choose the weapons. She had chosen gloves.<br /><br />He scowled. “Do you have any idea how ridiculous it looked for two men to engage in a slapping match?” The gents at Brooks’s hadn’t stopped talking about the duel for days, and Ben had endured the brunt of the teasing since he’d followed his youngest brother’s advice and allowed Thorne to win.<br /><br />Eve’s smile radiated with self-satisfaction. “Since no one died, I would say I made an excellent choice.”<br /><br />H grudgingly admitted her cleverness had managed to resolve the conflict without bloodshed – or much, anyway. Ben had walked away with a cut on his cheek and a nasty bruise, thanks to her brother filling his glove with pebbles. But bruised pride and a bruised mug were small prices to pay to see Eve’s position in Society restored.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1381023595l/17586493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="17586493" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1381023595l/17586493.jpg" width="121" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402544727l/18509608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="18509608" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402544727l/18509608.jpg" width="121" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424255263l/24586711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="24586711" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424255263l/24586711.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-samantha-grace-and-best-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-2559863079118939226Thu, 16 Jul 2015 02:28:00 +00002015-07-15T22:28:08.033-04:00Forever r RomanceHOT NIGHTS WITH THE FIREMANLynne SilverRelease Week BlitzThe Alpha Heroes SeriesAloha to Lynne Silver and HOT NIGHTS WITH THE FIREMAN <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rdKt8WHeE9Y/VacOye05XxI/AAAAAAAAub4/ZunFsQh4U98/s1600/Hot-Nights-with-the-Fireman-Release-Week-Blitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rdKt8WHeE9Y/VacOye05XxI/AAAAAAAAub4/ZunFsQh4U98/s400/Hot-Nights-with-the-Fireman-Release-Week-Blitz.jpg" width="400" /></span></b></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">It is my honor to host <span style="color: red;">Lynne Silver</span> - she lives in nearby Washington, DC. &nbsp;Lynne belongs to my sorority, Delta Gamma. And she grew up in my home town of Miami. &nbsp;From her bio,</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Romance author, Lynne Silver, writes the popular Coded for Love series and other hot contemporary romance novels, such as Love, Technically. Before writing romance, she wrote fiction of a different sort, drafting press releases for technology corporations. Washington DC is her home (non) state, where she resides with her husband and two sons.</span></b></i><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.lynnesilver.com/"><span style="color: red;">lynnesilver.com</span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/LynneSilver"><span style="color: red;">twitter.com/LynneSilver</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LynneSilverAuthor"><span style="color: red;">facebook.com/LynneSilverAuthor</span></a><br /><br />Lynne joins me for a cozy chat ...</span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;What is your favorite memory of South Florida?</span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Lynne</span>: &nbsp;My favorite memory of South Florida… I grew up surrounded by my whole family in Miami. Every Saturday, we’d visit Miami Beach and swim, dig in the sand and I’d be feted and clucked over by my grandmother and her bridge-playing, sun-bathing gal pals. On Sundays, we’d head to my other grandparents for Sunday dinner along with my aunts, uncles and cousins. We’d try to break coconuts, pick lemons from their trees and swim. As a kid and teenager, I probably grumbled about so much family time, but as an adult, I realize how special it was to be that close with my family. Growing up in Miami was fun, but it’s a very different place than it is now. South Beach was a retirement community, the Marlins and the Heat weren’t expansion teams yet, and I lived ½ mile from the old Parrot Jungle. My friends and I would ride our bikes and go there after school. We were (are) die-hard Hurricane fans, and we went to all the games at the Orange Bowl. We also went to the team practices, where basically everyone would show up and exchange high-five with the players.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;What inspired your new series?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: red;">Lynne</span>: &nbsp;My new series was inspired when my cousin, who lives in Manhattan, called me a few years ago and said, “I just went to the dermatologist, and Bernie Madoff’s niece was signed in before me! She was hiding in the corner with a hood on her face.” Either Madoff’s niece has a serious embarrassing skin condition or she was ashamed to show her face in public because of her Uncle’s actions. My plot bunnies started hopping- what would happen if you were the totally innocent relative of a very public criminal? And so, In Bed with the Bodyguard was born. In the book, the heroine’s best friend clearly had a story to tell, and so I wrote that too. That book is Hot Nights with the Fireman. <br /><br />This book was one of those struggles. It didn’t come easy. There were a bazillion drafts, each one more crazy than the next. I was never quite satisfied with it, until my editor at Forever Yours, helped me wrestle it into shape. Now I love it sooo much. I hope you do too.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lFfbtA_NQDY/VacO2sRFltI/AAAAAAAAucA/XMs_TCzubBk/s1600/Silver_Hot%2BNights%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BFireman_E-Book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lFfbtA_NQDY/VacO2sRFltI/AAAAAAAAucA/XMs_TCzubBk/s320/Silver_Hot%2BNights%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BFireman_E-Book.jpg" width="210" /></span></b></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Lynne is celebrating the release of <span style="color: red;">HOT NIGHTS WITH THE FIREMAN</span>:</span></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>Everyone in Washington, DC, knows that when the heat is on, you call Valerie Wainright. This brilliant, brassy PR maven can spin any hot scandal, and she's never let a client ruffle her feathers. Yet when she agrees to teach DC's bravest how to handle a media frenzy, she faces an entirely different kind of fire. Keeping things all business and no pleasure is far harder than she expected.<br /><br />After steamy photos ignite the Internet, firefighter Jason Moore instantly goes from hero to bad boy. While he couldn't care less about an online rep, he cares a lot about his job and saving lives. If Valerie can help clear his name, he'll do what she says-even if it means forcing himself to keep his hands off her. But beneath Valerie's cool cover, Jason feels a smoldering desire that lights his own. And this is one inferno he'll definitely want to stoke . .</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.to/1HORRW7"><span style="color: red;">Amazon</span></a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1dMT9EJ"><span style="color: red;">B&amp;N</span></a><br /><a href="http://apple.co/1Ieqkh7"><span style="color: red;">iTunes</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1HNZJJ4"><span style="color: red;">Kobo</span></a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I am giving away a book choice from my convention stash to one randomly selected commenter. &nbsp;To enter the giveaway,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;Leave a comment about Miami, the Magic City? &nbsp;I lived in the suburb of Coral Gables, where most of the streets were named after Spanish cities. &nbsp;My house sat on the corner of Madrid and Sorolla Avenues. &nbsp;Spanish architecture is popular throughout Coral Gables.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, January 18, 10 pm in Baltimore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, January 19.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="24820250" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435650348l/24820250.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="210" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Coming October 2015</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-lynne-silver-and-hot-nights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-8711229361502907771Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:14:00 +00002015-07-15T09:14:45.714-04:00A SPY UNMASKEDAT THE SPY'S PLEASUREauthor interviewGiveawayRegency RomanceTina GabrielleAloha to Tina Gabrielle and AT THE SPY'S PLEASURE <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="25438256" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430849707l/25438256.jpg" width="213" /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">During my recent visit to the NJRW chapter, I invited <span style="color: blue;">Tina Gabrielle</span> to be a guest here at SOS Aloha (she write my favorite genre - historical romance). &nbsp;From her bio,</span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tina Gabrielle, an Amazon best-selling author, is an attorney and former mechanical engineer whose love of reading for pleasure helped her get through years of academia. She often picked up a romance and let her fantasies of knights in shining armor and lords and ladies carry her away. Tina’s books have been Barnes &amp; Noble top picks, and her first book, Lady Of Scandal, was nominated as best first historical romance by Romantic Times Book Reviews. Tina loves to hear from readers. Please visit her website to join her newsletter and enter her free monthly contests and giveaways.</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /><a href="http://www.tinagabrielle.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Website</span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/@TinaGabrielle"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TinaGabrielle"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a><br /><a href="http://thevioletfemmes.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Blog</span></a></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Tell us about New Jersey - what is your favorite sight, sound, and smell of the Garden State? <br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Tina</span>: &nbsp;This is an easy one. The Jersey Shore is my favorite retreat. I’ve vacationed at Wildwood Crest since I was a young girl and we return every summer. I love the fine sand, the long stretch of beach, and the boardwalk with all its sights and sounds. The only thing that’s changed for me is that I now bring my own children to experience summers at the Jersey shore.<br /><br />Coming in second place is my vegetable garden. True to New Jersey’s name of the Garden State, I grew up with a family garden. I have my own vegetable garden now, and I look forward to my beefsteak tomatoes each summer.<br /><br /> <span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;You mention as a teen you had a&nbsp;scotch taped library card. &nbsp;Can you share a favorite memory at the library? <br /><br /> <span style="color: blue;">Tina</span>: &nbsp;Our local librarians were wonderful ladies in my youth. I had a voracious appetite for reading, and I read all types of fiction. Romance was my favorite, of course. The library didn’t have a separate romance section back then. All the paperback novels were grouped together on two large shelves. I faithfully stopped by the library every week and borrowed a dozen books at a time. My library card was well used and most of the librarians would smile as they helped me at the check out desk. Things have changed, and the library now has a large romance section. It’s better than chocolate and I’m a true chocoholic!<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;I&nbsp;am impressed with your resume! What have you learned from mechanical engineering and law that you can apply to writing romance novels? <br /><br /> <span style="color: blue;">Tina</span>: &nbsp;I learned how best to research in law school. I’ve also written romances with barristers. The hero of my most recent release, <span style="color: blue;">At the Spy’s Pleasure</span>, is a barrister by day and a spy for the Crown at night. My Barrister series, <span style="color: blue;">In The Barrister’s Chambers</span> and <span style="color: blue;">In the Barrister’s Bed</span>, are Regency romances about sexy lawyers and the women who wreak havoc in their chambers and steal their hearts. I researched the criminal law system during the Regency as well how barristers lived and even what their chambers looked liked back then. I used real life experiences to write the courtroom scenes and put those feelings on the page. I had to be careful not to dump all my research into the book but to weave the historical facts with the fun, spicy romance. It was a lot of work, but so much fun to see the books published.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;Tell us about your books - what inspired them? <br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Tina</span>: &nbsp;I have always loved romance novels and admit that I am addicted to the happily ever after. Life has its ups and downs, but romance novels are wonderfully consistent. I’ve read plenty of literary fiction novels in school and I appreciate the talent behind each one, but they don’t leave me feeling happy, satisfied, and uplifted—only romance!<br /><br /> <span style="color: blue;">Kim</span>: &nbsp;What's next for <span style="color: blue;">Tina Gabrielle</span>? <br /><br /> <span style="color: blue;">Tina</span>: &nbsp;I’m working on a new Regency romance series about the three daughters of an infamous art forger. I’m excited about the books. I’m an amateur lover of art and often visit the Philadelphia Art Museum across the river from New Jersey. <br /><br />In the first book of the series, <span style="color: blue;">An Artful Seduction</span>, the eldest daughter, Eliza, opens a print shop in order to survive after her art forging father abandons her and her two younger sisters rather than face imprisonment. Grayson, the Earl of Huntingdon, is a well-renowned art critic who was duped by Eliza’s father years ago and who is now seeking justice. But Grayson meets his match when he tries to blackmail the feisty Eliza into helping him find her father. The book was fun to research and write and it will be released in 2016.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2813YN6d_YE/VaXJRrYRktI/AAAAAAAAubc/682Do9uuyl0/s1600/DSCF0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2813YN6d_YE/VaXJRrYRktI/AAAAAAAAubc/682Do9uuyl0/s320/DSCF0009.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Mahalo, Tina, for chatting with us today! &nbsp;I have to catch up with your series In the Crown's Secret Service, including <span style="color: blue;">A SPY UNMASKED</span> and the recently released <span style="color: blue;">AT THE SPY'S PLEASURE</span> (stay tuned for reviews).<br /><br />Tina is giving away two digital copies of <span style="color: blue;">A SPY UNMASKED </span>To enter the giveaway,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;Leave a comment about art - do you have a favorite artist or museum? &nbsp;As cliche as it may be, I'm partial to Monet. &nbsp;I've seen his classics during my first assignment in Boston (Museum of Fine Art) and my second assignment with NATO&nbsp;(Musée d'Orsay in Paris). &nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, July 18, 10 pm in Baltimore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, July 19.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="25505270" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431100488l/25505270.jpg" width="213" /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-tina-gabrielle-and-at-spys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-7622399723646904075Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:19:00 +00002015-07-14T16:36:53.276-04:00Avon RomanceEloisa JamesHarper CollinsMaya RodaleMegan FramptonNYCRWASarah MacLeanWendy Corsi StaubAloha to RWA in NYC - Made in Manhattan with Avon Authors <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cETLVrX9GUM/ThIpMiOmMWI/AAAAAAAAGak/jLP5LCG5F08/s400/DSC02528.JPG" width="400" /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />One week from today, I will be on the train from Baltimore to NYC for RWA's annual conference. &nbsp;Above is the (nearly) Naked Signing Cowboy I met the last time I attended RWA in NYC.</span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Harper Collins/Avon Romance recently sent a press release to the Avon Addicts. &nbsp;I received permission to reprint the following ...</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">~MADE IN MANHATTAN~</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />“New York City is the most romantic city in the world,” Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling suspense author and New York resident, boldly declares. The 2400+ romance writers, industry professionals, and readers descending upon the city for the 35th annual Romance Writers of America conference from July 22 to 25 will soon be able to decide for themselves if they agree!<br /><br />What is it about New York City that makes for such grand romance? Some of America’s top New York area-based romance authors, all published by Avon Books, offer their insights on the romantic appeal of this beautiful city:<br /><br />Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author and Washington Post columnist, thinks the energy of the city lends itself perfectly to romance. “There are few places in the world more alive with excitement and adventure,” she says. “With those two qualities, passion can’t be far behind!”<br /><br />Historical romance author Megan Frampton agrees that the variety of the city is ideal for couples. “The city is so huge, it can accommodate whatever type of activity you and your partner might want. Want to hit the Museum of Sex? We’ve got that. Vegan food at 11 p.m.? Yup. Drum circles in the park? You can do that too.”<br /><br />Not only does New York offer a stellar setting for real life love, it also offers an abundance of inspiration to the romance writers who call it home.<br /><br />“New York is an island and islands are necessarily romantic—this one more than most,” Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling historical romance author, says. “Intelligent, beautiful people are as thick on the ground as sand, and skyscrapers are much more interesting to look at than coconut trees.”<br /><br />“New York is the perfect backdrop to a thoroughly modern romance,” Maya Rodale, a USA Today bestselling romance author who set a series of novels about a romance writer and a tech entrepreneur in New York City. “What makes the city so romantic is how accepting it is of all kinds of people and all kinds of love.”<br /><br />Even MacLean, whose historical romances are all set in 19th century England, draws inspiration from modern New York. “With 8 million people living here, love is everywhere. And where there’s a love story, there’s inspiration.”<br /><br />Whether it’s the hustle and bustle, the magnificent sites, fascinating mix of people, and opportunities to stumble upon charming, off-the-beaten-path locations around every corner, could a more perfect place for romance as exist. As Staub puts it, “In no other city is there such a perpetual sense that, at any given moment, something unforgettable might happen.”</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Top 10 Romantic Movies Set in New York (from Avon Authors):</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. &nbsp;Moonstruck.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. &nbsp;When Harry Met Sally</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. &nbsp;You've Got Mail</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. &nbsp;Breakfast at Tiffany's</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. &nbsp;Enchanted</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. &nbsp;An Affair to Remember</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. &nbsp;Annie Hall</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>8. &nbsp;Love Story</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>9. &nbsp;Seredipity</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>10. &nbsp;Sex in the City</b></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">That's a great list of movies! &nbsp;Do you have a favorite movie from the list ... or can you add to the list? One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, July 18, 10 pm in Baltimore. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, July 19.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--k6Pkb-xUDw/ThIpWg9t4KI/AAAAAAAAGao/T2HnfzX9oUU/s400/DSC02532.JPG" width="300" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Broadway Dancer in Times Square</b></div><br /></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-rwa-in-nyc-made-in-manhattan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-4266299368782387707Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:47:00 +00002015-07-13T10:59:21.635-04:00Beverly JenkinsCarla NeggersElizabeth HoytJoyce LambKristan HigginsMaya RodaleMeredith WildNYCRobyn CarrRWA Annual ConferenceSarah MacLeanSusan Elizabeth PhillipsRWA in NYC ... Authors About Town <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h6HFcJgA-IQ/Uyz2IFqEpLI/AAAAAAAAlhk/8Te8_-QS2GY/s400/ts8.JPG" width="400" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Lions of NYC's Public Library are ready to welcome the <span style="color: blue;">Romance Writers of America</span> (RWA) for its annual conference at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square from July 22 - 26, 2015. &nbsp;Authors will be out and about at events open to the public. &nbsp;Mahalo to Pamela Jaffee at Avon Romance for the press release detailing these events ...&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sarahmaclean.net/sarah-in-person/why-are-we-just-now-discovering-romance"><span style="color: blue;">Why Are We Just Now Discovering Romance?</span></a></span></b></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tuesday, July 21, 2015<br />7:00pm 8:00pm<br />Fueled Collective, 568 Broadway, NY, NY 10012<br /><br />For hundreds of years, romance novels have been derided as fluff, degraded as 'light reading' and ignored as a literary genre. Yet they're among the biggest revenue drivers for publishers from print to Kindle. And they're almost every woman's guilty pleasure, starring women making choices for themselves, their lovers, their children and their future <br /><br />We explore power of the female protagonist over time, the multi-billion dollar romance novel industry and ever so much more in conversation between moderator (and author) Maya Rodale (Dangerous Books for Girls), Sarah MacLean (The Washington Post), Carla Neggers, and more.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b><a href="http://bryantpark.org/plan-your-visit/wordforword.html#"><span style="color: blue;">Romance Authors. Hosted by Joyce Lamb, Happy Ever After Curator &amp; Blogger, USA Today</span></a></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday, July 22, 2015<br />12:30pm – 1:45pm</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bryant Park Reading Room<br /><br />Robyn Carr, <i>Never Too Late</i><br />Kristan Higgins, <i>If You Only Knew</i><br />Elizabeth Hoyt, <i>Dearest Rogue</i><br />Beverly Jenkins, <i>For Your Love, Destiny’s Captive</i><br />Susan Elizabeth Phillips, <i>Heroes Are My Weakness</i><br />Meredith Wild, <i>Hardwired</i><br /><br />Gotta love it! Harlequin, Avon, and Forever authors dish on their best-selling romance novels.</b></span></div><div><b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=564"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">RWA's Readers for Life Literacy Autographing</span></a></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday, July 22, 2015</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5:30pm - 7:30 pm<br />Marriott Marquis, Westside Ballroom<br /><br />At the "Readers for Life" Literacy Autographing, hundreds of romance authors meet with and sign books for fans in this two-hour event, with the proceeds from book sales going to literacy organizations. This year's beneficiaries are <a href="http://www.proliteracy.org/"><span style="color: blue;">ProLiteracy Worldwide</span></a>, <a href="http://www.literacypartners.org/"><span style="color: blue;">Literacy Partners</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.lacnyc.org/"><span style="color: blue;">Literacy Assistance Center</span></a>. <br /><br />In 2014, Romance Writers of America raised more than $53,000 to benefit literacy organizations. Since 1990, RWA has raised more than $878,000 to fight illiteracy.<br /><br />The stars will be shining bright in the Big Apple! &nbsp;If you could attend the literacy signing, which author would you visit? &nbsp; Here's the <a href="https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=564"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a> to the participating authors. &nbsp;One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, July 18, 10 pm in Baltimore. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, July 19.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mahalo,</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kim in Baltimore</b></span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Aloha Spirit in Charm City&nbsp;</b></span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kaqzdq_IkSM/VaJFtqxuPyI/AAAAAAAAuaU/Dpjpn1tfUP8/s1600/luckybooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><img border="0" height="299" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kaqzdq_IkSM/VaJFtqxuPyI/AAAAAAAAuaU/Dpjpn1tfUP8/s400/luckybooks.jpg" width="400" /></b></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/rwa-in-nyc-authors-about-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-123304308336054719Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:57:00 +00002015-07-12T20:06:44.399-04:00contemporary romanceHarmony Homecomings Book 2Michele SummersNOT SO NEW IN TOWNSourcebooksAloha to Michele Summers and NOT SO NEW IN TOWN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ILIZVQ0xriQ/VaL8Ym8fJtI/AAAAAAAAua0/S3OwEQsLHY4/s1600/9781402293580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ILIZVQ0xriQ/VaL8Ym8fJtI/AAAAAAAAua0/S3OwEQsLHY4/s320/9781402293580.jpg" width="194" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Kim's note: &nbsp;One of my coworkers is named Michele Summers. But we call her Missy because the Director's name is Michele. The director's assistant is also named Michele but we call her Shelly. &nbsp;</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">You can’t go back, and you can’t stand still…</span></i></b></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />Lucy Doolan is a marketing genius. She can sell rain to a frog and snow to a polar bear. Newly single and unemployed, she’s lured back to her hometown of Harmony, North Carolina to help out her pregnant evil stepsister…only to find former crush heartthrob Brogan Reese has returned too, to open a new business in town. To add insult to injury, he’s still hot. <br /><br /><i><span style="color: magenta;">If the thunder don’t get you, then the lightning will…</span></i><br /><br />Brogan never noticed Lucy much when they were young, but seventeen people have recommended her to help him. She’s got his attention now. With her sweet personality, brilliant imagination, and penchant for doing the completely unpredictable, Brogan is finding a whole lot of excuses to spend his days—and nights—with Lucy.</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://amzn.to/1GpNa45"><span style="color: magenta;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="http://apple.co/1F6Nhfz"><span style="color: magenta;">Apple</span></a>&nbsp;<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1B0IUba"><span style="color: magenta;">BAM</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1KnHrNY"><span style="color: magenta;">B&amp;N</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1duKLda"><span style="color: magenta;">Indiebound</span></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1MGawDM"><span style="color: magenta;">Kobo</span></a></b></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><img height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1395626082p8/7274198.jpg" width="213" /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Michele Summers writes about small-town life with a Southern flair and has her own interior design business in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Miami, Florida. Both professions feed her creative appetite and provide a daily dose of humor.<br /><br /><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="54ca7af7137" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/54ca7af7137/" id="rcwidget_237z0xoy" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><br /><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>&nbsp;</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sourcebooks offers an excerpt from <span style="color: magenta;">NOT SO NEW IN TOWN</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>“Let’s dance”—Brogan shoved his chair back, grabbing Lucy’s hand—“and give these two some alone time.”<br /><br />“I don’t want to dance.”<br /><br />“Sure you do. They’re playing Trace Adkins.”<br /><br />Wanda helped by pushing Lucy’s chair from the table with her foot. Brogan tugged Lucy around more dining tables to the middle of the sawdust-covered dance floor, where couples swayed to the band’s rendition of “Every Light in the House.” Slipping his right hand around the small of her back, he pressed her plush curves into his chest. Her smooth hair tickled his chin, and the smell of citrus filled his head. Lucy stood stiff as a telephone pole as he tried maneuvering to the slow beat of the music.<br /><br />“You gonna dance like a robot all night, or just with me?” He cocked his head and peered into her face, where doubt disappeared and desire took over as her gaze softened. Brogan liked that look as he slightly bent his knees, pulling her closer. “I won’t bite unless you want me to,” he whispered next to her ear.<br /><br />“Good to know.” She heaved a shaky sigh. “Well, I guess you’re better than Clancy Perry over there looking like he wants to cut in.” Looping her left arm around his neck, she rocked her hips to the beat. Brogan swallowed a groan. Right now nothing else mattered. All he cared about was luscious Lucy filling his arms.<br /><br />“Let’s look like we mean it so Clancy or his brother, Clinton, won’t get any ideas.” He bent as if to kiss her.<br /><br />“You don’t mind if I start singing, do you?” she said, smiling as she moved away from his lips.<br /><br />Brogan’s head jerked back. “Oh, hell no. My ears haven’t recovered from this morning.”<br /><br />“I know all the words.” Tossing him a saucy look, she started to hum…loudly.<br /><br />“Shut up and dance.” Brogan tucked her back under his chin and shook with laughter.</b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="18509640" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435814863l/18509640.jpg" width="195" /></div></div></div></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-michele-summers-and-not-so-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-6305343010121308743Sun, 12 Jul 2015 09:00:00 +00002015-07-12T05:17:00.353-04:00book reviewSarah Winston Garage Sale seriesSherry HarrisTAGGED TO DEATHAloha to Sherry Harris and TAGGED FOR DEATH - Book Review<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="18282002" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400892790l/18282002.jpg" width="194" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Starting your life over at age thirty-eight isn't easy, but that's what Sarah Winston finds herself facing when her husband CJ runs off with a 19-year-old temptress named Tiffany. Sarah's self-prescribed therapy happily involves hitting all the garage and tag sales in and around her small town of Ellington, Massachusetts. If only she could turn her love for bargain hunting into a full-time career.<br /><br /><i>One man's junk is another man's treasure.</i><br /><br />But after returning from a particularly successful day searching for yard sale treasures, Sarah finds a grisly surprise in one of her bags: a freshly bloodied shirt…that undoubtedly belongs to her ex, CJ, who now happens to be Ellington's chief of police. If that's not bad enough, it seems Tiffany has gone missing. Now it's up to Sarah to prove that her cold-hearted ex is not a cold-blooded killer…<br /><br /><i>But finding that treasure can be murder.</i></span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t8jdCagDFQ8/Uh3XhGJj63I/AAAAAAAAjT0/IUxC7j5-fJE/s400/ec36.JPG" width="400" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week. - Macklemore</i></span></b><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sherry Harris, Air Force spouse-turned-cozy mystery author, kicks off her debut series with Sarah Winston, a recently divorced military spouse who finds solace in a bargain. &nbsp;Yard sale, Craig's List, or thrift shop, there's nothing like a good deal to soothe over the emotional baggage of watching her 19 years of marriage tossed out like stained clothes. &nbsp;Sarah may have changed her name, and moved off base to the fictional town of Effington, MA, but the wounds are still deep. &nbsp;She indulges in Angelo's bianca pizza and Boston's fluffernutter sandwich. Sarah also helps friends organize their own yard sales and donating leftovers to the base thrift shop.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Yet no good deed goes unpunished. &nbsp;While sorting through a donation bag, she finds incriminating evidence that her ex-husband (and Effington's Chief of Police) may have harmed the young airman (actually, young woman) who broke up their marriage. &nbsp;Despite the animosity she feels for her cheating husband, she cannot believe he would harm anyone, let alone the temptress who is now carrying his child. &nbsp;Sarah confronts CJ with the bloodied shirt, only to find herself in the middle of a mystery wrapped in an enigma.<br /><br />Harris delivers a cozy mystery which is both humorous and heartwarming. &nbsp;The zany characters reminded me of people I've met through my military travels, bringing a smile to my face. &nbsp;Likewise, I emphasized with Sarah's determination to stay sane while other women whisper behind her back. &nbsp;<i>Who hasn't been there, done that?</i> &nbsp;Harris gives readers a glimpse into the rewards and challenges of military life and frequent moves. &nbsp;In fact, she spotlights how much time military spouses give as community volunteers, including the "dirty jobs" of sorting donations at the Thrift Shop (Macklemore would be in heaven). &nbsp;Finally, Harris showcases the charm and quirks of New England from Sarah's perspective as a transplanted Californian. &nbsp;She often shares how New Englanders pronounce seemingly easy words with their unique dialect. &nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">TAGGED FOR DEATH</span> offered me a trip down memory lane as I served as a Lieutenant at Hanscom AFB, the inspiration for the fictional Fitch AFB. &nbsp;I remember it as "Happy Hanscom"; Sarah refers to it as "Fabulous Fitch". &nbsp;Indeed, <span style="color: blue;">TAGGED FOR DEATH</span> is <i>Ab Fab</i>&nbsp;with Sarah mimicking Edina in her goal to put things right. &nbsp;<span style="color: blue;">TAGGED FOR DEATH </span>is an entertaining read with a dash of Colonial cultural and military appreciation. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I received a print copy from Sherry Harris as military appreciation. &nbsp;I chose to write an honest review to share the joy I found in <span style="color: blue;">TAGGED FOR DEATH</span>.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Es1droGmNlE/VKU11Sj1qPI/AAAAAAAAr6E/Lo6uQWFrDaY/s400/abs3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I love a bargain at gently read book stores.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I am giving away a book choice from my convention stash to one randomly selected commenter. &nbsp;To enter the giveaway,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. &nbsp;What is the most unusual "local" food you have sampled in your travels? &nbsp;As mentioned in the review, Sarah adapts to the Massachusetts's state sandwich, the fluffernutter: &nbsp;peanut butter and marshmallow creme usually served on white bread.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">When I lived in Boston, I loved New England Clam Chowder aka <i>chowda</i>.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. &nbsp;Comments are open through Saturday, July 25, 10 pm in Baltimore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. &nbsp;I'll post the winner on Sunday, July 26.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Aloha Spirit in Charm City</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Check out my interview with Sherry Harris (<a href="http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/06/aloha-to-sherry-harris-tagged-to-death.html"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a>) and my review o</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">f Book Two in the series, <span style="color: blue;">THE LONGEST YARD SALE</span> (<a href="http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/06/aloha-to-sherry-harris-and-longest-yard.html"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a>).</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="22891484" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413070728l/22891484.jpg" width="196" /></div><div><br /></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-sherry-harris-and-tagged-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-988253441852909130Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:25:00 +00002015-07-11T21:25:41.326-04:00Weekly winnersWeekly Winners <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOmHn2GvKVs/UULoTXjXMwI/AAAAAAAAfmQ/E6IN54HLxPU/s400/sb-surfer.JPG" /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">We have winners at SOS Aloha:</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Sharon Hamilton's SEAL'S CODE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Chelsea B. wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="25175451" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1432649441l/25175451.jpg" width="213" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Random Thoughts about Book Reviews</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Artemis wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dbMNloVbv-s/UKYTOCYSU4I/AAAAAAAAchc/tkVaztobfzY/s400/lucky+with+books.JPG" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Andrew Peterson's NATHAN MCBRIDE series</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Glenda wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f6xTb5m7geU/VZsgoDQwOzI/AAAAAAAAuU8/yMkFxhZa1lM/s400/PETERSON%2BFLIGHTLINE%2BBAGRAM%2Bcopy.jpg" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Marilyn Pappano's A PROMISE OF FOREVER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- JCMcGaugh wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="23341864" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1417510601l/23341864.jpg" width="198" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">From my travel blog, Aloha to Collectibles - The Cat's Meow</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- Jeanne M. wins a book choice from my convention stash.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-It-3LcwEUuY/VZsp56lT2fI/AAAAAAAAuVU/SGy3uIQUIU4/s400/DSCN6600.JPG" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Winners - please claim your prize by sending your mailing address to <a href="mailto:sos.aloha@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue;">sos.aloha@yahoo.com</span></a>.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mahalo,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kim in Baltimore</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Aloha Spirit in Charm City</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m9XS6K0clmY/US1TSR9ozhI/AAAAAAAAfSs/mOGv0Rc3_kw/s400/haleiwa23.JPG" width="400" /></div>http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/weekly-winners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim in Baltimore)8